# Mayas Village, Gauriganj, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gauriganj, Sultanpur 

# Mayas

Mayas is a village in Gauriganj sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,207 people in 412 households**, the 48th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,207people (2011)
- 412households
- 62.2%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mayas

Of every 100 households in Mayas in 2011, 15 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mayas · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**28%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****99%**

**83%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**15%

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

**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 Mayas?

■ Mayas · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**933

Working population ****44.4%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 53.0% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (28%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (6%) · **■** Marginal 491 (50%)

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

- Bishundas Pur2,255 people
- Jalama2,245 people
- Kalyanpur2,237 people
- Bajgarhi2,215 people
- Sarai Bhag Mani2,185 people
- Narauli2,153 people
- Gogamau2,148 people
- Munghi2,143 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mayas?2,207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mayas in?Sultanpur district (Gauriganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mayas?62.2% (Census 2011)