# Mahau Durgu Village, Powayan, Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Powayan, Shahjahanpur 

# Mahau Durgu

Mahau Durgu is a village in Powayan sub-district of Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,315 people in 422 households**, the 42nd largest of 671 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 2,315people (2011)
- 422households
- 58.7%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahau Durgu

Of every 100 households in Mahau Durgu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahau Durgu · ■ Powayan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**69%

Tap water ****42%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****73%**

**77%

Television ****5%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahau Durgu?

■ Mahau Durgu · ■ Powayan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**916

Working population ****27.3%**

**29.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 42.4% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (10%) · **■** Marginal 310 (49%)

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

- Singhapur Panai2,359 people
- Alampur Piparia2,346 people
- Rautapur Kalan2,342 people
- Mahanandpur2,320 people
- Ranmustpur Buzurg2,295 people
- Malika2,272 people
- Birahampur Jhajharia2,264 people
- Chak Kanhu2,252 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahau Durgu?2,315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahau Durgu in?Shahjahanpur district (Powayan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahau Durgu?58.7% (Census 2011)