# Besahani Village, Gola, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Gola, Gorakhpur 

# Besahani

Besahani is a village in Gola sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **618 people in 95 households**, the 291st largest of 626 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 618people (2011)
- 95households
- 55.6%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Besahani

Of every 100 households in Besahani in 2011, 12 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Besahani · ■ Gola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**36%

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

**23%

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

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**56%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****48%**

**81%

Television ****16%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

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 Besahani?

■ Besahani · ■ Gola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**914

Working population ****34.5%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 45.5% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (12%) · **■** Household industry 12 (6%) · **■** Other work 72 (34%) · **■** Marginal 53 (25%)

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 Gola

- Gahira Ghat625 people
- Gopalamar625 people
- Akolha623 people
- Hariharpur622 people
- Gonghat618 people
- Marchipar Khurd614 people
- Bankat611 people
- Sultanpur611 people

[All 713 villages in Gola](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/gola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Besahani?618 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Besahani in?Gorakhpur district (Gola sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Besahani?55.6% (Census 2011)