# Ghurkawa Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Ghurkawa

Ghurkawa is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **727 people in 112 households**, the 440th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 727people (2011)
- 112households
- 65.1%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghurkawa

Of every 100 households in Ghurkawa in 2011, 37 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghurkawa · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****94%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****99%**

**91%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Ghurkawa?

■ Ghurkawa · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**928

Working population ****46.4%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 54.9% for women. 53% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Household industry 21 (6%) · **■** Other work 56 (17%) · **■** Marginal 166 (49%)

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

- Sirisihva731 people
- Gobindpur Lala729 people
- Shankarpur728 people
- Bejhaura727 people
- Ratasi726 people
- Dhohva Panday724 people
- Basevarai723 people
- Gulauri Bujurg723 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghurkawa?727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghurkawa in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghurkawa?65.1% (Census 2011)