# Asura Village, Gauriganj, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Gauriganj, Sultanpur 

# Asura

Asura is a village in Gauriganj sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **562 people in 73 households**, the 205th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 562people (2011)
- 73households
- 82.1%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asura

Of every 100 households in Asura in 2011, 10 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Asura · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****4%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****93%**

**83%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Asura?

■ Asura · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**933

Working population ****49.5%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 77.8% for women. 70% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (15%) · **■** Marginal 222 (80%)

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

- Lalpur572 people
- Majhgawan572 people
- Lalupurdhabiya566 people
- Kapoorpur565 people
- Bahadurpur562 people
- Palia549 people
- Ujjaini549 people
- Ramshahpur543 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asura?562 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asura in?Sultanpur district (Gauriganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Asura?82.1% (Census 2011)