# Gurchihwa Village, Tulsipur, Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Tulsipur, Balrampur 

# Gurchihwa

Gurchihwa is a village in Tulsipur sub-district of Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,999 people in 382 households**, the 47th largest of 376 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.

- 2,999people (2011)
- 382households
- 37.7%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gurchihwa

Of every 100 households in Gurchihwa in 2011, 23 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gurchihwa · ■ Tulsipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**56%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****58%**

**81%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gurchihwa?

■ Gurchihwa · ■ Tulsipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.7%**

**45.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**956

Working population ****37.3%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.4% for men and 29.5% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 154 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 663 (59%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (6%) · **■** Marginal 224 (20%)

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 Tulsipur

- Gulriha Sarwa3,101 people
- Dandav3,059 people
- Chouhatter Kalan3,057 people
- Vijay Nager3,011 people
- Gaura Bhari2,979 people
- Raniapur2,969 people
- Bhojehara2,945 people
- Biloha2,941 people

[All 386 villages in Tulsipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/balrampur/tulsipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gurchihwa?2,999 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurchihwa in?Balrampur district (Tulsipur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gurchihwa?37.7% (Census 2011)