Village · Purwa, Unnao
# Asgar Ganj

Asgar Ganj is a village in Purwa sub-district of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 407 people in 81 households, the 225th largest of 258 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.
- 407 people (2011)
- 81 households
- 68.2% literacy
- 1,077 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asgar Ganj

Of every 100 households in Asgar Ganj in 2011, 21 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Asgar Ganj · ■ Purwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 21% 9%
- Toilet within the home 2% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 88%
- Tap water 55% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 70% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 95% 68%
- Television 12% 14%
- Mobile phone 68% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 2%
- None of these assets 10% 11%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Asgar Ganj?

■ Asgar Ganj · ■ Purwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.2% 64.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1077 921
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1115 924
- Working population 48.6% 39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 54.9% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 70 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 117 (59%) · ■ Other work 6 (3%) · ■ Marginal 5 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Purwa
- Himmatpur 458 people
- Raiker 448 people
- Kakauha 445 people
- Khajuha 427 people
- Chhavinath Khera 403 people
- Rasul Pur 397 people
- Rawat Khera 394 people
- Mawaiya Ramae Khera 387 people

All 270 villages in Purwa

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Asgar Ganj? 407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asgar Ganj in? Unnao district (Purwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Asgar Ganj? 68.2% (Census 2011)

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