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

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Village · Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur 

# Gaonar

Gaonar is a village in Chauri Chaura sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **12,563 people in 2,070 households**, the 3rd largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 12,563people (2011)
- 2,070households
- 64.8%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaonar

Of every 100 households in Gaonar in 2011, 30 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gaonar · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**82%

Tap water ****59%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****68%**

**78%

Television ****23%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gaonar?

■ Gaonar · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**914

Working population ****35.3%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 51.0% for women. 46% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 530 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 890 (20%) · **■** Household industry 66 (1%) · **■** Other work 534 (12%) · **■** Marginal 2,413 (54%)

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

- Jungle Rasoolpur No.213,420 people
- Rajdhani12,807 people
- Dumari Khas10,139 people
- Brahm Pur9,488 people
- Bhaisaha9,286 people
- Chaori9,028 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaonar?12,563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaonar in?Gorakhpur district (Chauri Chaura sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaonar?64.8% (Census 2011)