# Thora Village, Biswan, Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Biswan, Sitapur 

# Thora

Thora is a village in Biswan sub-district of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,254 people in 1,327 households**, the 6th largest of 341 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 7,254people (2011)
- 1,327households
- 33.6%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Thora

Of every 100 households in Thora in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thora · ■ Biswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****22%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**78%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**18%

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 Thora?

■ Thora · ■ Biswan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.6%**

**53.1%

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

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**947

Working population ****25.6%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.4% for men and 25.9% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 938 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 632 (34%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (3%) · **■** Marginal 205 (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 Biswan

- Jahgira Bad10,871 people
- Reusha10,443 people
- Golak Gondor10,387 people
- Ajaypur7,326 people
- Gowari5,911 people
- Hariharpur5,823 people
- Bhadmara5,622 people
- Sanda5,603 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Thora?7,254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thora in?Sitapur district (Biswan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thora?33.6% (Census 2011)