# Janipur Village, Bansgaon, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bansgaon, Gorakhpur 

# Janipur

Janipur is a village in Bansgaon sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,937 people in 461 households**, the 27th largest of 468 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 2,937people (2011)
- 461households
- 72.8%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Janipur

Of every 100 households in Janipur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Janipur · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**22%

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

**76%

Tap water ****6%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****85%**

**81%

Television ****33%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Janipur?

■ Janipur · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**903

Working population ****24.1%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 60.9% for women. 41% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (5%) · **■** Household industry 80 (11%) · **■** Other work 134 (19%) · **■** Marginal 403 (57%)

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

- Belipar2,977 people
- Mahurai2,955 people
- Atapar2,940 people
- Ahala2,937 people
- Kanail Mus.2,922 people
- Garahi Mus.2,900 people
- Sarsopar2,808 people
- Karhal2,762 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Janipur?2,937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janipur in?Gorakhpur district (Bansgaon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Janipur?72.8% (Census 2011)