# Richhaura Village, Gauriganj, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gauriganj, Sultanpur 

# Richhaura

Richhaura is a village in Gauriganj sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,275 people in 185 households**, the 119th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,275people (2011)
- 185households
- 55.1%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Richhaura

Of every 100 households in Richhaura in 2011, 31 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Richhaura · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**28%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Tap water ****10%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**36%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****84%**

**83%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Richhaura?

■ Richhaura · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**933

Working population ****33.9%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 47.7% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 187 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (23%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 102 (24%)

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

- Juryapur1,327 people
- Sakrawan1,322 people
- Rampur Kurwa1,298 people
- Achal Pur1,279 people
- Heruwa1,274 people
- Rajapur Kauhar1,274 people
- Soraon1,258 people
- Naupur1,249 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Richhaura?1,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Richhaura in?Sultanpur district (Gauriganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Richhaura?55.1% (Census 2011)