# Gahila Village, Barhaj, Deoria (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Barhaj, Deoria 

# Gahila

Gahila is a village in Barhaj sub-district of Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,285 people in 303 households**, the 34th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,285people (2011)
- 303households
- 72.3%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gahila

Of every 100 households in Gahila in 2011, 17 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gahila · ■ Barhaj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**26%

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

**18%

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

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****91%**

**79%

Television ****30%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

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 Gahila?

■ Gahila · ■ Barhaj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**933

Working population ****24.4%**

**27.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 59.6% for women. 35% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (19%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 138 (25%) · **■** Marginal 230 (41%)

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 Barhaj

- Narsihdar Bangar2,495 people
- Nawapar2,410 people
- Kuiyan2,358 people
- Marhawa2,346 people
- Deopar Virsinghpur2,279 people
- Mirjapur2,236 people
- Mahui Sangram2,095 people
- Ajaipura2,075 people

[All 293 villages in Barhaj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/barhaj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gahila?2,285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahila in?Deoria district (Barhaj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahila?72.3% (Census 2011)