# Diwa Village, Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur 

# Diwa

Diwa is a village in Chauri Chaura sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 119 households**, the 156th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 766people (2011)
- 119households
- 62.0%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Diwa

Of every 100 households in Diwa in 2011, 25 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Diwa · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****98%**

**78%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**15%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Diwa?

■ Diwa · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**914

Working population ****48.3%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 45.2% for women. 46% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 100 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 247 (67%)

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

- Purnaha801 people
- Kata Sikra787 people
- Mirjawa Sardar787 people
- Silhata781 people
- Chakia761 people
- Mahdewa Adai715 people
- Markachha707 people
- Narendra Pur684 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Diwa?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Diwa in?Gorakhpur district (Chauri Chaura sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Diwa?62.0% (Census 2011)