# Saurabh Village, Ghazipur, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Ghazipur, Ghazipur 

# Saurabh

Saurabh is a village in Ghazipur sub-district of Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,673 people in 1,021 households**, the 7th largest of 539 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 6,673people (2011)
- 1,021households
- 68.9%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saurabh

Of every 100 households in Saurabh in 2011, 6 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saurabh · ■ Ghazipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****8%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**78%

Television ****15%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Saurabh?

■ Saurabh · ■ Ghazipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**893

Working population ****46.1%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 57.5% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 966 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (12%) · **■** Household industry 116 (4%) · **■** Other work 555 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1,060 (34%)

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 Ghazipur

- Andhaun7,660 people
- Mardah7,576 people
- Singera7,532 people
- Dharammarpur Uparwar7,291 people
- Durkhushi6,574 people
- Govindpur Kirat6,425 people
- Sakas6,281 people
- Mainpur6,251 people

[All 625 villages in Ghazipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/ghazipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saurabh?6,673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saurabh in?Ghazipur district (Ghazipur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saurabh?68.9% (Census 2011)