# Gouri Village, Sikanderpur, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikanderpur, Ballia 

# Gouri

Gouri is a village in Sikanderpur sub-district of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,421 people in 194 households**, the 79th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,421people (2011)
- 194households
- 73.1%literacy
- 1,127females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gouri

Of every 100 households in Gouri in 2011, 11 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gouri · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****52%**

**78%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gouri?

■ Gouri · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**903

Working population ****40.7%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 59.7% for women. 43% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 101 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (4%) · **■** Marginal 240 (42%)

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 Sikanderpur

- Chak Khan1,504 people
- Firojpur Chak Usuf1,466 people
- Mustafabad1,452 people
- Akhani1,442 people
- Karsand1,418 people
- Jugesara1,411 people
- Karsi1,384 people
- Kundi Dih1,382 people

[All 241 villages in Sikanderpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/sikanderpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gouri?1,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gouri in?Ballia district (Sikanderpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gouri?73.1% (Census 2011)