Village · Mehdawal, Sant Kabir Nagar
# Sahsraw

Sahsraw is a village in Mehdawal sub-district of Sant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 229 people in 39 households, the 390th largest of 454 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.
- 229 people (2011)
- 39 households
- 62.9% literacy
- 1,082 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahsraw

Of every 100 households in Sahsraw in 2011, 11 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sahsraw · ■ Mehdawal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 19%
- Toilet within the home 7% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 89%
- Tap water 0% 40%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 94%
- Use banking services 98% 78%
- Television 41% 13%
- Mobile phone 96% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 20% 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 Sahsraw?

■ Sahsraw · ■ Mehdawal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.9% 60.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1082 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1133 941
- Working population 21.8% 33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 48.0% for women. 35% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 12 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (28%) · ■ Household industry 2 (4%) · ■ Other work 14 (28%) · ■ Marginal 8 (16%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mehdawal
- Kardaha 240 people
- Bhaua Komar 239 people
- Gana Pokhar 234 people
- Bangawa 229 people
- Manjharia 225 people
- Bharathi Jot 223 people
- Reshampur 223 people
- Ekla Mafi 219 people

All 518 villages in Mehdawal

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Sahsraw? 229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahsraw in? Sant Kabir Nagar district (Mehdawal sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahsraw? 62.9% (Census 2011)

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