# Gandharpur, Powayan, Shahjahanpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Powayan, Shahjahanpur 

# Gandharpur

Gandharpur 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 **2,035 people in 389 households**, the 64th largest of 671 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 2,035people (2011)
- 389households
- 57.5%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gandharpur

Of every 100 households in Gandharpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandharpur · ■ Powayan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**69%

Tap water ****33%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**90%

Use banking services ****66%**

**77%

Television ****10%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Gandharpur?

■ Gandharpur · ■ Powayan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**916

Working population ****29.1%**

**29.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 48.8% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 108 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (19%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 71 (12%) · **■** Marginal 295 (50%)

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

- Dadiuri2,063 people
- Bhagwantapur2,059 people
- Mareena2,050 people
- Tera2,044 people
- Bilandpur Gaddipur2,034 people
- Patti Chhajjupur1,998 people
- Reharia1,953 people
- Bautha Jamalpur1,947 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gandharpur?2,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandharpur in?Shahjahanpur district (Powayan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gandharpur?57.5% (Census 2011)