# Mahraj Nagar Village, Biswan, Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Biswan, Sitapur 

# Mahraj Nagar

Mahraj Nagar is a village in Biswan sub-district of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,994 people in 895 households**, the 17th largest of 341 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 4,994people (2011)
- 895households
- 58.7%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahraj Nagar

Of every 100 households in Mahraj Nagar in 2011, 12 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahraj Nagar · ■ Biswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**88%

Tap water ****23%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****78%**

**78%

Television ****17%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahraj Nagar?

■ Mahraj Nagar · ■ Biswan rural average

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

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**947

Working population ****34.0%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 50.6% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 434 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 356 (21%) · **■** Household industry 324 (19%) · **■** Other work 463 (27%) · **■** Marginal 121 (7%)

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 Biswan

- Mahmoodpur Bazar5,250 people
- Reuan5,194 people
- Sugatpur5,078 people
- Parsehra5,034 people
- Bannikaraila4,978 people
- Thangaon4,978 people
- Gudruwa Deoria4,941 people
- Mauzuddinpur4,847 people

[All 347 villages in Biswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/biswan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahraj Nagar?4,994 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahraj Nagar in?Sitapur district (Biswan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahraj Nagar?58.7% (Census 2011)