# Tarawa Village, Bansgaon, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bansgaon, Gorakhpur 

# Tarawa

Tarawa is a village in Bansgaon sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **866 people in 155 households**, the 170th largest of 468 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 866people (2011)
- 155households
- 61.0%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tarawa

Of every 100 households in Tarawa in 2011, 22 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Tarawa · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**88%

Use banking services ****97%**

**81%

Television ****29%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Tarawa?

■ Tarawa · ■ Bansgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**903

Working population ****55.8%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 45.4% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 477 (99%)

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

- Neora874 people
- Palhpur871 people
- Dhanaura Buzurg870 people
- Saintal Tal866 people
- Mau Khurd864 people
- Dhobauli Gaharwar861 people
- Sakari861 people
- Sumahi845 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tarawa?866 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarawa in?Gorakhpur district (Bansgaon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tarawa?61.0% (Census 2011)