# Chak Kanhu, Powayan, Shahjahanpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Powayan, Shahjahanpur 

# Chak Kanhu

Chak Kanhu is a village in [Powayan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/powayan/) sub-district of [Shahjahanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **2,252 people in 413 households**, the 46th largest of 671 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 2,252people (2011)
- 413households
- 68.0%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Kanhu

Of every 100 households in Chak Kanhu in 2011, 6 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chak Kanhu · ■ Powayan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**69%

Tap water ****46%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****60%**

**77%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chak Kanhu?

■ Chak Kanhu · ■ Powayan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**916

Working population ****30.9%**

**29.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 53.8% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 405 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (25%) · **■** Other work 64 (9%) · **■** Marginal 50 (7%)

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

- Mahau Durgu2,315 people
- Ranmustpur Buzurg2,295 people
- Malika2,272 people
- Birahampur Jhajharia2,264 people
- Harnahai2,224 people
- Baraura2,211 people
- Dhakia Hamid Nagar2,197 people
- Mudia Pamar2,189 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Kanhu?2,252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Kanhu in?Shahjahanpur district (Powayan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Kanhu?68.0% (Census 2011)