# Riyaon Village, Bansgaon, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bansgaon, Gorakhpur 

# Riyaon

Riyaon is a village in Bansgaon sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,949 people in 811 households**, the 4th largest of 468 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 5,949people (2011)
- 811households
- 71.8%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Riyaon

Of every 100 households in Riyaon in 2011, 25 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Riyaon · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**76%

Tap water ****39%**

**22%

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

**55%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****86%**

**81%

Television ****26%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Riyaon?

■ Riyaon · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**903

Working population ****33.8%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 56.7% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 427 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 277 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,265 (63%)

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

- Gajpur Mus.10,280 people
- Malaon Mus7,388 people
- Jagdeeshpur6,319 people
- Bhuswal Buzurg5,438 people
- Hatabuzarg4,771 people
- Kotha Khas4,403 people
- Dhanaura Khurd4,128 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Riyaon?5,949 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riyaon in?Gorakhpur district (Bansgaon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Riyaon?71.8% (Census 2011)