# Samhanwa Village, Gauriganj, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gauriganj, Sultanpur 

# Samhanwa

Samhanwa is a village in Gauriganj sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,561 people in 466 households**, the 34th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,561people (2011)
- 466households
- 69.2%literacy
- 1,037females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samhanwa

Of every 100 households in Samhanwa in 2011, 39 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Samhanwa · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**86%

Tap water ****29%**

**28%

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

**36%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****83%**

**83%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

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

**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 Samhanwa?

■ Samhanwa · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**933

Working population ****50.0%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 54.6% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 385 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (7%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 106 (8%) · **■** Marginal 681 (53%)

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

- Gauri Pur2,690 people
- Pahar Ganj2,682 people
- Dulapur Kalan2,584 people
- Sarai Hirday Shah2,564 people
- Afuia2,550 people
- Nadiwan2,549 people
- Rajamau2,521 people
- Babupur2,513 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samhanwa?2,561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samhanwa in?Sultanpur district (Gauriganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samhanwa?69.2% (Census 2011)