# Maham Village, Ghorawal, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra 

# Maham

Maham is a village in Ghorawal sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **850 people in 174 households**, the 118th largest of 342 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 850people (2011)
- 174households
- 53.6%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maham

Of every 100 households in Maham in 2011, 52 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maham · ■ Ghorawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****76%**

**86%

Television ****1%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**18%

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 Maham?

■ Maham · ■ Ghorawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1165**

**929

Working population ****42.5%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 44.9% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 140 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (55%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%)

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 Ghorawal

- Amli Pokhar863 people
- Lali859 people
- Masoe858 people
- Beerkala852 people
- Barnwa845 people
- Keweta837 people
- Marasara837 people
- Shikari833 people

[All 345 villages in Ghorawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/ghorawal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maham?850 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maham in?Sonbhadra district (Ghorawal sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maham?53.6% (Census 2011)