# Kauhar Village, Gauriganj, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gauriganj, Sultanpur 

# Kauhar

Kauhar is a village in Gauriganj sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,859 people in 526 households**, the 29th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,859people (2011)
- 526households
- 61.7%literacy
- 1,085females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kauhar

Of every 100 households in Kauhar in 2011, 8 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kauhar · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****11%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****81%**

**83%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Kauhar?

■ Kauhar · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**933

Working population ****36.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 50.1% for women. 45% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (11%) · **■** Household industry 65 (6%) · **■** Other work 97 (9%) · **■** Marginal 630 (61%)

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

- Kitiyawan3,044 people
- Mawai3,019 people
- Nawada Kishun Garh2,977 people
- Barna Tikar2,927 people
- Gauri Pur2,690 people
- Pahar Ganj2,682 people
- Dulapur Kalan2,584 people
- Sarai Hirday Shah2,564 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kauhar?2,859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kauhar in?Sultanpur district (Gauriganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kauhar?61.7% (Census 2011)