# Argwan Village, Gauriganj, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gauriganj, Sultanpur 

# Argwan

Argwan is a village in Gauriganj sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,195 people in 201 households**, the 134th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,195people (2011)
- 201households
- 38.4%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Argwan

Of every 100 households in Argwan in 2011, 32 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Argwan · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**86%

Tap water ****37%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**93%

Use banking services ****69%**

**83%

Television ****21%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Argwan?

■ Argwan · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.4%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**933

Working population ****58.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.9% for men and 26.3% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 622 (89%)

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 Gauriganj

- Ahad1,207 people
- Chilbili1,207 people
- Raghipur1,207 people
- Kamalpur1,204 people
- Alipur1,192 people
- Ramshahpur1,167 people
- Kushbaira1,161 people
- Lugri1,148 people

[All 259 villages in Gauriganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sultanpur/gauriganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Argwan?1,195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Argwan in?Sultanpur district (Gauriganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Argwan?38.4% (Census 2011)