# Diwali Village, Powayan, Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Powayan, Shahjahanpur 

# Diwali

Diwali is a village in Powayan sub-district of Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,936 people in 362 households**, the 70th largest of 671 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,936people (2011)
- 362households
- 60.0%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Diwali

Of every 100 households in Diwali in 2011, 1 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Diwali · ■ Powayan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****98%**

**77%

Television ****4%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Diwali?

■ Diwali · ■ Powayan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**916

Working population ****25.1%**

**29.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 48.8% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 297 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (5%) · **■** Marginal 30 (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

- Patti Chhajjupur1,998 people
- Reharia1,953 people
- Bautha Jamalpur1,947 people
- Saidapur Davchat1,942 people
- Bhanreri1,920 people
- Murha Haris1,916 people
- Kamalpur1,915 people
- Deoriya1,894 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Diwali?1,936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Diwali in?Shahjahanpur district (Powayan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Diwali?60.0% (Census 2011)