# Posil Village, Tilhar, Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Tilhar, Shahjahanpur 

# Posil

Posil is a village in Tilhar sub-district of Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,452 people in 268 households**, the 137th largest of 567 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 1,452people (2011)
- 268households
- 74.1%literacy
- 793females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Posil

Of every 100 households in Posil in 2011, 6 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Posil · ■ Tilhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**70%

Tap water ****26%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****69%**

**71%

Television ****24%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Posil?

■ Posil · ■ Tilhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****793**

**859

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**908

Working population ****28.9%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 61.4% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 214 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 158 (38%)

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

- Jahanpur1,469 people
- Chamrua1,463 people
- Kukha Mahmoodpur1,460 people
- Rudrapur1,454 people
- Barkhera Jaipal1,447 people
- Rajpootpur Urf Chiti1,443 people
- Lahi Khera1,440 people
- Parsara Parsari1,438 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Posil?1,452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Posil in?Shahjahanpur district (Tilhar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Posil?74.1% (Census 2011)