Village · Powayan, Shahjahanpur
# Laghola

Laghola is a village in Powayan sub-district of Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 773 people in 176 households, the 309th largest of 671 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.
- 773 people (2011)
- 176 households
- 59.6% literacy
- 918 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Laghola

Of every 100 households in Laghola in 2011, 14 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Laghola · ■ Powayan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 14% 13%
- Toilet within the home 3% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 69%
- Tap water 88% 30%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 68%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 90%
- Use banking services 88% 77%
- Television 9% 22%
- Mobile phone 46% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 33% 14%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Laghola?

■ Laghola · ■ Powayan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.6% 63.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 887
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1045 916
- Working population 28.5% 29.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 43.5% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 114 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 81 (37%) · ■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 21 (10%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Powayan
- Sikrahani 776 people
- Ghoor Khera 775 people
- Lalpur 775 people
- Navadia Banki 774 people
- Bai Kuan 767 people
- Narainpur Baiju 767 people
- Kundra 765 people
- Jankapur 764 people

All 715 villages in Powayan

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Laghola? 773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laghola in? Shahjahanpur district (Powayan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Laghola? 59.6% (Census 2011)

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