# Gaurhihar Village, Chakia, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chakia, Chandauli 

# Gaurhihar

Gaurhihar is a village in Chakia sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 50 households**, the 375th largest of 531 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 277people (2011)
- 50households
- 76.8%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaurhihar

Of every 100 households in Gaurhihar in 2011, 78 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gaurhihar · ■ Chakia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**26%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**24%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****62%**

**80%

Television ****42%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**14%

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 Gaurhihar?

■ Gaurhihar · ■ Chakia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**924

Working population ****28.9%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 60.6% for women. 41% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (42%) · **■** Household industry 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 26 (32%) · **■** Marginal 9 (11%)

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

- Chhangurpur282 people
- Isapur Khurd281 people
- Chaturipur Khurd279 people
- Salaya279 people
- Jaimohini forest Area277 people
- Arjikalan275 people
- Pachkeria268 people
- Aurwatand265 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaurhihar?277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurhihar in?Chandauli district (Chakia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurhihar?76.8% (Census 2011)