# Jharna Village, Bansgaon, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bansgaon, Gorakhpur 

# Jharna

Jharna is a village in Bansgaon sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **307 people in 53 households**, the 346th largest of 468 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 307people (2011)
- 53households
- 69.2%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharna

Of every 100 households in Jharna in 2011, 33 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jharna · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**55%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****93%**

**81%

Television ****36%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Jharna?

■ Jharna · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**903

Working population ****33.6%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 60.1% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (9%) · **■** Other work 56 (54%) · **■** Marginal 7 (7%)

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

- Bhaisa Hariher312 people
- Sokahna312 people
- Jado Pali311 people
- Atrauli309 people
- Saharua300 people
- Ranipur299 people
- Deoria298 people
- Chari297 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jharna?307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharna in?Gorakhpur district (Bansgaon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jharna?69.2% (Census 2011)