# Shishwa Village, Pindra, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Pindra, Varanasi 

# Shishwa

Shishwa is a village in Pindra sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,301 people in 479 households**, the 38th largest of 423 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 3,301people (2011)
- 479households
- 79.7%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shishwa

Of every 100 households in Shishwa in 2011, 34 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shishwa · ■ Pindra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****76%**

**82%

Television ****40%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

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 Shishwa?

■ Shishwa · ■ Pindra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**899

Working population ****25.2%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 67.6% for women. 39% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (21%) · **■** Household industry 87 (10%) · **■** Other work 190 (23%) · **■** Marginal 200 (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 Pindra

- Pindrai3,433 people
- Odar3,421 people
- Malhath3,374 people
- Chak Kharawan3,352 people
- Kavirampur3,224 people
- Bira Patti3,177 people
- Mahimapur3,150 people
- Balua3,140 people

[All 431 villages in Pindra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/pindra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shishwa?3,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shishwa in?Varanasi district (Pindra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shishwa?79.7% (Census 2011)