Khanwa is a large village located in Varanasi Tehsil of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh with total 389 families residing. The Khanwa village has population of 2663 of which 1397 are males while 1266 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Khanwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 431 which makes up 16.18 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Khanwa village is 906 which is lower than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Khanwa as per census is 977, higher than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.
Khanwa village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Khanwa village was 66.62 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Khanwa Male literacy stands at 80.66 % while female literacy rate was 50.90 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Khanwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Khanwa village.
Khanwa Data
| Particulars |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Total No. of Houses |
389 |
- |
- |
| Population |
2,663 |
1,397 |
1,266 |
| Child (0-6) |
431 |
218 |
213 |
| Schedule Caste |
267 |
144 |
123 |
| Schedule Tribe |
69 |
34 |
35 |
| Literacy |
66.62 % |
80.66 % |
50.90 % |
| Total Workers |
711 |
646 |
65 |
| Main Worker |
489 |
- |
- |
| Marginal Worker |
222 |
199 |
23 |
Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.03 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.59 % of total population in Khanwa village.
Work Profile
In Khanwa village out of total population, 711 were engaged in work activities. 68.78 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.22 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.
Of 711 workers engaged in Main Work, 143 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.