# Belva Bujurg Village, Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur 

# Belva Bujurg

Belva Bujurg is a village in Chauri Chaura sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,115 people in 333 households**, the 66th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 2,115people (2011)
- 333households
- 71.3%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belva Bujurg

Of every 100 households in Belva Bujurg in 2011, 25 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Belva Bujurg · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****84%**

**78%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

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 Belva Bujurg?

■ Belva Bujurg · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**914

Working population ****31.9%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 56.1% for women. 40% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (4%) · **■** Household industry 25 (4%) · **■** Other work 84 (12%) · **■** Marginal 506 (75%)

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 Chauri Chaura

- Sonbarsa Khurd2,190 people
- Chhavaila2,139 people
- Vishunpur Matiara2,124 people
- Baikunth Pur2,115 people
- Ganjai Kol2,110 people
- Amkol2,074 people
- Lakshmanpur2,069 people
- Tendua Khurd2,067 people

[All 216 villages in Chauri Chaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/chauri-chaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belva Bujurg?2,115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belva Bujurg in?Gorakhpur district (Chauri Chaura sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Belva Bujurg?71.3% (Census 2011)