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

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Village · Barhaj, Deoria 

# Goura

Goura is a village in Barhaj sub-district of Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,039 people in 863 households**, the 4th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 6,039people (2011)
- 863households
- 57.5%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goura

Of every 100 households in Goura in 2011, 14 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Goura · ■ Barhaj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**80%

Tap water ****28%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**87%

Use banking services ****62%**

**79%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**9%

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 Goura?

■ Goura · ■ Barhaj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**933

Working population ****30.1%**

**27.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 43.5% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (12%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,492 (82%)

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

- Kaparwar10,839 people
- Paina10,499 people
- Bhagalpur7,264 people
- Bhaluani5,505 people
- Parasia Dewar5,189 people
- Serwaonbhanauli4,906 people
- Sonari4,708 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Goura?6,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goura in?Deoria district (Barhaj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Goura?57.5% (Census 2011)