# Karaiya Village, Gauriganj, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gauriganj, Sultanpur 

# Karaiya

Karaiya is a village in Gauriganj sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **577 people in 113 households**, the 199th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 577people (2011)
- 113households
- 64.6%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karaiya

Of every 100 households in Karaiya in 2011, 38 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karaiya · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**28%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Tap water ****31%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****76%**

**83%

Television ****13%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Karaiya?

■ Karaiya · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**933

Working population ****20.8%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 54.9% for women. 34% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 95 (79%) · **■** Household industry 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 10 (8%)

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

- Pachhela618 people
- Rajapur Kasrawan613 people
- Gopalipur603 people
- Dost Pur586 people
- Godipur573 people
- Lalpur572 people
- Majhgawan572 people
- Lalupurdhabiya566 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karaiya?577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaiya in?Sultanpur district (Gauriganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karaiya?64.6% (Census 2011)