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

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Village · Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur 

# Sihorwa

Sihorwa is a village in Chauri Chaura sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,322 people in 302 households**, the 56th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 2,322people (2011)
- 302households
- 63.2%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sihorwa

Of every 100 households in Sihorwa in 2011, 51 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sihorwa · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**82%

Tap water ****27%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**41%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****82%**

**78%

Television ****31%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Sihorwa?

■ Sihorwa · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**914

Working population ****18.6%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 46.2% for women. 32% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (18%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (19%) · **■** Marginal 209 (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

- Rampur Bujurg2,427 people
- Devi Pur2,401 people
- Telhnapar2,354 people
- Pokhar Bhinda2,336 people
- Harpur2,320 people
- Sonbarsa Bujurg2,297 people
- Semrauni2,292 people
- Belwa2,262 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sihorwa?2,322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihorwa in?Gorakhpur district (Chauri Chaura sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sihorwa?63.2% (Census 2011)