# Banigawan Village, Powayan, Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Powayan, Shahjahanpur 

# Banigawan

Banigawan is a village in Powayan sub-district of Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,424 people in 443 households**, the 32nd largest of 671 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 2,424people (2011)
- 443households
- 68.4%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banigawan

Of every 100 households in Banigawan in 2011, 6 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banigawan · ■ Powayan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**90%

Use banking services ****85%**

**77%

Television ****27%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**14%

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 Banigawan?

■ Banigawan · ■ Powayan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**916

Working population ****29.6%**

**29.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 58.0% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 356 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (7%) · **■** Marginal 45 (6%)

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 Powayan

- Chandpur2,497 people
- Mohanpur2,477 people
- Mahmadpur Saijania2,440 people
- Anawa2,433 people
- Kotawari2,392 people
- Raksa2,379 people
- Patai2,376 people
- Nahilora Buzurg2,362 people

[All 715 villages in Powayan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/powayan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banigawan?2,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banigawan in?Shahjahanpur district (Powayan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banigawan?68.4% (Census 2011)