# Garhi Pukhta Rural Village, Shamli – Population & Literacy

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Village · Shamli, Muzaffarnagar 

# Garhi Pukhta Rural

Garhi Pukhta Rural is a village in Shamli sub-district of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **314 people in 64 households**, the 130th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 314people (2011)
- 64households
- 63.6%literacy
- 836females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garhi Pukhta Rural

Of every 100 households in Garhi Pukhta Rural in 2011, 29 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garhi Pukhta Rural · ■ Shamli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**42%

Tap water ****91%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**90%

Use banking services ****66%**

**68%

Television ****37%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Garhi Pukhta Rural?

■ Garhi Pukhta Rural · ■ Shamli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****836**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**836

Working population ****34.7%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 47.3% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (24%) · **■** Household industry 6 (6%) · **■** Other work 16 (15%) · **■** Marginal 36 (33%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shamli

- Ismailpur471 people
- Thirwa464 people
- Jamalpur344 people
- Niamatullapur326 people
- Shahpur172 people
- Pawar Khera127 people
- Shamli Rural46 people
- Faijalpur2 people

[All 135 villages in Shamli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/muzaffarnagar/shamli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garhi Pukhta Rural?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhi Pukhta Rural in?Muzaffarnagar district (Shamli sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garhi Pukhta Rural?63.6% (Census 2011)