Village · Powayan, Shahjahanpur
# Barharu Bijla

Barharu Bijla is a village in Powayan sub-district of Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,051 people in 176 households, the 205th largest of 671 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.
- 1,051 people (2011)
- 176 households
- 61.7% literacy
- 837 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barharu Bijla

Of every 100 households in Barharu Bijla in 2011, 6 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barharu Bijla · ■ Powayan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 13%
- Toilet within the home 6% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 69%
- Tap water 72% 30%
- Drinking water within premises 55% 68%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 90%
- Use banking services 80% 77%
- Television 17% 22%
- Mobile phone 78% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 8% 14%
- Own their home 98% 98%

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

## What is the population of Barharu Bijla?

■ Barharu Bijla · ■ Powayan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.7% 63.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 837 887
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 809 916
- Working population 27.4% 29.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 50.3% for women. 49% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 207 (72%) · ■ Farm labourers 64 (22%) · ■ Other work 11 (4%) · ■ Marginal 6 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Powayan
- Hariharpur 1,068 people
- Dalelpur Jagdishpur 1,067 people
- Itauli 1,067 people
- Chikitiha 1,061 people
- Sunara Buzurg 1,050 people
- Pratappur 1,044 people
- Chand Pai 1,041 people
- Jujharpur 1,039 people

All 715 villages in Powayan

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Barharu Bijla? 1,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barharu Bijla in? Shahjahanpur district (Powayan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barharu Bijla? 61.7% (Census 2011)

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