# Raksa Village, Powayan, Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Powayan, Shahjahanpur 

# Raksa

Raksa is a village in Powayan sub-district of Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,379 people in 354 households**, the 34th largest of 671 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 2,379people (2011)
- 354households
- 59.5%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raksa

Of every 100 households in Raksa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raksa · ■ Powayan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**69%

Tap water ****1%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****97%**

**77%

Television ****21%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Raksa?

■ Raksa · ■ Powayan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**916

Working population ****34.3%**

**29.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 50.1% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (36%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (6%) · **■** Marginal 300 (37%)

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

- Mahmadpur Saijania2,440 people
- Anawa2,433 people
- Banigawan2,424 people
- Kotawari2,392 people
- Patai2,376 people
- Nahilora Buzurg2,362 people
- Saijana2,360 people
- Singhapur Panai2,359 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raksa?2,379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raksa in?Shahjahanpur district (Powayan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raksa?59.5% (Census 2011)