# Chorkhari Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Chorkhari

Chorkhari is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,568 people in 235 households**, the 108th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,568people (2011)
- 235households
- 58.3%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chorkhari

Of every 100 households in Chorkhari in 2011, 17 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chorkhari · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**87%

Tap water ****77%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

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 Chorkhari?

■ Chorkhari · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**928

Working population ****21.7%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 43.0% for women. 38% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 42 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 273 (80%)

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 Harraiya

- Pilkhau1,593 people
- Dhurdah1,587 people
- Maghakitaoval1,584 people
- Semra Mustahkam1,575 people
- Khatan Sarai1,535 people
- Kodai1,524 people
- Virpur Kharhara1,524 people
- Keshawapur1,512 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chorkhari?1,568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chorkhari in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chorkhari?58.3% (Census 2011)