# Dhska Village, Bansgaon, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bansgaon, Gorakhpur 

# Dhska

Dhska is a village in Bansgaon sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,845 people in 526 households**, the 11th largest of 468 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 3,845people (2011)
- 526households
- 70.1%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhska

Of every 100 households in Dhska in 2011, 58 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhska · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**76%

Tap water ****4%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**88%

Use banking services ****87%**

**81%

Television ****32%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhska?

■ Dhska · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**903

Working population ****25.0%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 58.6% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (8%) · **■** Household industry 33 (3%) · **■** Other work 189 (20%) · **■** Marginal 534 (56%)

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 Bansgaon

- Kotha Khas4,403 people
- Dhanaura Khurd4,128 people
- Pandeypar3,915 people
- Hatwa3,888 people
- Narrey Buzurg3,739 people
- Basoodeeha3,727 people
- Pali Khas3,589 people
- Bishunpur3,520 people

[All 548 villages in Bansgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/bansgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhska?3,845 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhska in?Gorakhpur district (Bansgaon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhska?70.1% (Census 2011)