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

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Village · Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur 

# Saraiya

Saraiya is a village in Chauri Chaura sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,462 people in 1,109 households**, the 15th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 6,462people (2011)
- 1,109households
- 72.2%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saraiya

Of every 100 households in Saraiya in 2011, 55 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Saraiya · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**82%

Tap water ****31%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**92%

Use banking services ****87%**

**78%

Television ****50%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**9%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Saraiya?

■ Saraiya · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**914

Working population ****33.5%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 61.6% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 218 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (11%) · **■** Household industry 63 (3%) · **■** Other work 616 (28%) · **■** Marginal 1,028 (48%)

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 Gaori No.2 Urph Amaia7,100 people
- Mitthabel6,965 people
- Ragho Patti Padri6,963 people
- Baghar6,561 people
- Nadua Gyanpar6,378 people
- Jhangaha6,114 people
- Shatrudhan Pur5,763 people
- Vishwanath Pur5,031 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saraiya?6,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraiya in?Gorakhpur district (Chauri Chaura sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saraiya?72.2% (Census 2011)