# Gurgawn Village, Tilhar, Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Tilhar, Shahjahanpur 

# Gurgawn

Gurgawn is a village in Tilhar sub-district of Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,082 people in 357 households**, the 61st largest of 567 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 2,082people (2011)
- 357households
- 56.4%literacy
- 849females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gurgawn

Of every 100 households in Gurgawn in 2011, 13 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gurgawn · ■ Tilhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**92%

Use banking services ****57%**

**71%

Television ****21%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Gurgawn?

■ Gurgawn · ■ Tilhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**859

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**908

Working population ****29.7%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 48.6% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 259 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (11%) · **■** Marginal 66 (11%)

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 Tilhar

- Okhari2,137 people
- Hamzapur2,132 people
- Vikrampur2,129 people
- Gurgawan2,126 people
- Pipriya Udaibhanpur2,066 people
- Kajri Noorpur2,057 people
- Virasin2,043 people
- Kota Khas2,032 people

[All 627 villages in Tilhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/tilhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gurgawn?2,082 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurgawn in?Shahjahanpur district (Tilhar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gurgawn?56.4% (Census 2011)