# Sokahna Village, Bansgaon, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bansgaon, Gorakhpur 

# Sokahna

Sokahna is a village in Bansgaon sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **312 people in 52 households**, the 343rd largest of 468 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 312people (2011)
- 52households
- 75.0%literacy
- 1,108females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sokahna

Of every 100 households in Sokahna in 2011, 62 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sokahna · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**88%

Use banking services ****82%**

**81%

Television ****33%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Sokahna?

■ Sokahna · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**903

Working population ****17.0%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 66.4% for women. 34% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 11 (21%) · **■** Marginal 42 (79%)

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

- Khamua Padum318 people
- Gorakhpurwa317 people
- Kalechak317 people
- Bhaisa Hariher312 people
- Jado Pali311 people
- Atrauli309 people
- Jharna307 people
- Saharua300 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sokahna?312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokahna in?Gorakhpur district (Bansgaon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sokahna?75.0% (Census 2011)