# Kalani Village, Bansgaon, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bansgaon, Gorakhpur 

# Kalani

Kalani is a village in Bansgaon sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,129 people in 165 households**, the 115th largest of 468 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,129people (2011)
- 165households
- 78.1%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalani

Of every 100 households in Kalani in 2011, 21 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kalani · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**76%

Tap water ****29%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**88%

Use banking services ****87%**

**81%

Television ****35%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Kalani?

■ Kalani · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****777**

**903

Working population ****35.6%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 65.6% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 325 (81%)

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

- Mahilwar1,148 people
- Jagdishpur1,136 people
- Kalani Urf Tandwa1,135 people
- Gangoopar1,130 people
- Harikhora1,125 people
- Leduabari Khurd1,125 people
- Lahidari1,114 people
- Chari1,104 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalani?1,129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalani in?Gorakhpur district (Bansgaon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalani?78.1% (Census 2011)