# Asura Village, Gauriganj, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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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 **803 people in 140 households**, the 182nd largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 803people (2011)
- 140households
- 65.2%literacy
- 838females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asura

Of every 100 households in Asura in 2011, 55 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Asura · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**28%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Tap water ****4%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**36%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****71%**

**83%

Television ****6%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

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

**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+) ****65.2%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**933

Working population ****56.8%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 46.9% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 438 (96%)

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

- Tarsara849 people
- Bhawan Shah Pur821 people
- Dulapur821 people
- Parbatpur821 people
- Amiya799 people
- Manmatipur795 people
- Dandupur769 people
- Debra759 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asura?803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asura in?Sultanpur district (Gauriganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Asura?65.2% (Census 2011)