# Direhun Village, Chakia, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chakia, Chandauli 

# Direhun

Direhun is a village in Chakia sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,476 people in 388 households**, the 19th largest of 531 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 2,476people (2011)
- 388households
- 68.7%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Direhun

Of every 100 households in Direhun in 2011, 26 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Direhun · ■ Chakia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**24%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****62%**

**80%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**14%

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 Direhun?

■ Direhun · ■ Chakia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**924

Working population ****31.6%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 58.5% for women. 43% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (12%) · **■** Household industry 51 (7%) · **■** Other work 92 (12%) · **■** Marginal 488 (62%)

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 Chakia

- Keradih2,661 people
- Kharaujha2,618 people
- Bhatraul2,566 people
- Baragaon2,493 people
- Ben2,430 people
- Bojh2,424 people
- Bhamhaura2,260 people
- Utraut2,257 people

[All 623 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/chakia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Direhun?2,476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Direhun in?Chandauli district (Chakia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Direhun?68.7% (Census 2011)