# Sarsopar Village, Bansgaon, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bansgaon, Gorakhpur 

# Sarsopar

Sarsopar is a village in Bansgaon sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,808 people in 437 households**, the 30th largest of 468 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 2,808people (2011)
- 437households
- 72.1%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarsopar

Of every 100 households in Sarsopar in 2011, 38 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarsopar · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**76%

Tap water ****4%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**88%

Use banking services ****67%**

**81%

Television ****28%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Sarsopar?

■ Sarsopar · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**903

Working population ****31.4%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 58.7% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (6%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 169 (19%) · **■** Marginal 564 (64%)

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

- Ahala2,937 people
- Janipur2,937 people
- Kanail Mus.2,922 people
- Garahi Mus.2,900 people
- Karhal2,762 people
- Jayantipur2,722 people
- Kusmaul2,512 people
- Bhaisahi Buzurg2,511 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarsopar?2,808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarsopar in?Gorakhpur district (Bansgaon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarsopar?72.1% (Census 2011)