# Foolpur Village, Bansgaon, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bansgaon, Gorakhpur 

# Foolpur

Foolpur is a village in Bansgaon sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **169 people in 29 households**, the 403rd largest of 468 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 169people (2011)
- 29households
- 46.8%literacy
- 1,284females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Foolpur

Of every 100 households in Foolpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Foolpur · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****78%**

**81%

Television ****0%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****34%**

**10%

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 Foolpur?

■ Foolpur · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1284**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**903

Working population ****19.5%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 39.0% for women. 27% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (55%) · **■** Household industry 4 (12%) · **■** Other work 2 (6%) · **■** Marginal 4 (12%)

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

- Senuapar180 people
- Bardeeha178 people
- Chakdaniyal177 people
- Mathdharmsen175 people
- Karpayeea Mus164 people
- Navadeeh Buzurg163 people
- Jot Gutki162 people
- Bela Ah.161 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Foolpur?169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Foolpur in?Gorakhpur district (Bansgaon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Foolpur?46.8% (Census 2011)