Village · Mehdawal, Sant Kabir Nagar
# Banethu

Banethu is a village in Mehdawal sub-district of Sant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,833 people in 434 households, the 20th largest of 454 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.
- 2,833 people (2011)
- 434 households
- 72.9% literacy
- 1,183 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banethu

Of every 100 households in Banethu in 2011, 30 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banethu · ■ Mehdawal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 30% 19%
- Toilet within the home 11% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 89%
- Tap water 7% 40%
- Drinking water within premises 46% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94%
- Use banking services 97% 78%
- Television 8% 13%
- Mobile phone 66% 71%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 2% 8%
- Own their home 98% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Banethu?

■ Banethu · ■ Mehdawal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.9% 60.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1183 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1051 941
- Working population 25.1% 33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 62.5% for women. 40% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 206 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 76 (11%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 55 (8%) · ■ Marginal 367 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mehdawal
- Musahra 3,243 people
- Khazuri 3,240 people
- Sar Khurd 3,234 people
- Ghoorpali 3,111 people
- Manjharia Pathan 2,829 people
- Dhoropar Awwal 2,811 people
- Harraiya 2,801 people
- Bhenaura Peekaura 2,679 people

All 518 villages in Mehdawal

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Banethu? 2,833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banethu in? Sant Kabir Nagar district (Mehdawal sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banethu? 72.9% (Census 2011)

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