# Biswan Village, Gauriganj, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gauriganj, Sultanpur 

# Biswan

Biswan is a village in Gauriganj sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **353 people in 55 households**, the 234th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 353people (2011)
- 55households
- 63.9%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biswan

Of every 100 households in Biswan in 2011, 55 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Biswan · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**28%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**93%

Use banking services ****96%**

**83%

Television ****29%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Biswan?

■ Biswan · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**933

Working population ****19.0%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 52.6% for women. 32% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 66 (99%)

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

- Ramai Pur381 people
- Keshopur379 people
- Paharpur373 people
- Chauhan Pur360 people
- Banwari Pur337 people
- Suja Pur333 people
- Khakhardei307 people
- Loniyapur306 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Biswan?353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biswan in?Sultanpur district (Gauriganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Biswan?63.9% (Census 2011)