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

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Village · Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur 

# Sahasram

Sahasram is a village in Chauri Chaura sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **857 people in 149 households**, the 149th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 857people (2011)
- 149households
- 68.5%literacy
- 1,080females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahasram

Of every 100 households in Sahasram in 2011, 31 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sahasram · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**41%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****80%**

**78%

Television ****11%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Sahasram?

■ Sahasram · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**914

Working population ****29.6%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 55.6% for women. 42% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (10%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 57 (22%) · **■** Marginal 103 (41%)

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

- Dulhra932 people
- Jairam Kola920 people
- Mohamd Pur887 people
- Mishraulia883 people
- Bargadwa850 people
- Pakardiha808 people
- Purnaha801 people
- Kata Sikra787 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahasram?857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahasram in?Gorakhpur district (Chauri Chaura sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahasram?68.5% (Census 2011)