# Shrawasti District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/ District · Uttar Pradesh # Shrawasti district Shrawasti is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 68th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,117,361 people** in 2 sub-districts, 2 towns and 541 villages; 3% lived in towns. The largest town is [Bhinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/bhinga/bhinga/) (23,780). - 1,117,361people (2011) - 2sub-districts - 2towns - 46.7%literacy ## Who lives in Shrawasti? Shrawasti had **1,117,361 people** at the 2011 Census — 0.6% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 68th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 881 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 47th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 928 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.9 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh. ## How literate is Shrawasti? 46.7% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), the lowest of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 57.2% and women at 34.8% — a gap of 22.4 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Ikauna](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/ikauna/) (51.7%) and lowest in [Bhinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/bhinga/) (43.5%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Shrawasti do for a living? 36.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 21.0%). Of all workers, 31% farmed their own land, 17% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 7% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 42% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 48% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Ikauna](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/ikauna/) (51% of workers in farming) and the least is [Bhinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/bhinga/) (46% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (7%) · **■** Marginal 42 (42%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Shrawasti 3.5% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), the least urban of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 2 towns: 2 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Bhinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/bhinga/bhinga/) with 23,780 people, home to 62% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Shrawasti Shrawasti had 541 census villages, 509 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,119 people; 31 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Hardatt Nagar Girant](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/bhinga/hardatt-nagar-girant/) (11,605), [Ekauna](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/ikauna/ekauna/) (10,290), [Dewraniya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/bhinga/dewraniya/) (8,210), [Semghda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/ikauna/semghda/) (8,126) and [Chahlwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/bhinga/chahlwa/) (8,121). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Shrawasti compared with Uttar Pradesh ■ Shrawasti · ■ Uttar Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **902 Working population ****36.1%** **32.9% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Shrawasti Of every 100 households in Shrawasti in 2011, 11 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shrawasti · ■ Electricity for lighting ****11%** Toilet within the home ****12%** No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** Tap water ****40%** Drinking water within premises ****52%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** Use banking services ****72%** Television ****9%** Mobile phone ****48%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****9%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****15%** Own their home ****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). ## Sub-districts of Shrawasti Sub-district People Villages Towns [Bhinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/bhinga/) 681,465 310 1 [Ikauna](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shrawasti/ikauna/) 435,896 231 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Shrawasti - Bhinga · 23,780 - Ikauna · 14,869 ## Largest villages in Shrawasti - Hardatt Nagar Girant · 11,605 - Ekauna · 10,290 - Dewraniya · 8,210 - Semghda · 8,126 - Chahlwa · 8,121 - Fatehpur Bangaie · 7,876 - Parsha Dehria · 7,663 - Jamunha Bhawaniyapur · 7,345 - Tendwa Mahant · 7,079 - Sitkahva · 6,879 - Naubasta · 6,818 - Hempur · 6,234 - Chak Pihani · 6,108 - Katra · 5,884 - Bhangha · 5,846 - Begampur · 5,820 - Maharu Murtiha · 5,820 - Dadaura · 5,718 - Maksrihva · 5,710 - Chandrakha Bujurg · 5,681 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Shrawasti?2: Bhinga, Ikauna - What is the population of Shrawasti district?1,117,361 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Shrawasti?Bhinga