# Barhni Village, Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur 

# Barhni

Barhni is a village in Gorakhpur sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,791 people in 473 households**, the 97th largest of 440 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 2,791people (2011)
- 473households
- 65.1%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barhni

Of every 100 households in Barhni in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barhni · ■ Gorakhpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****75%**

**76%

Television ****15%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Barhni?

■ Barhni · ■ Gorakhpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**915

Working population ****33.1%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 47.3% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 234 (25%) · **■** Marginal 477 (52%)

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 Gorakhpur

- Jangal Nandlal Singh2,895 people
- Chhapia2,889 people
- Pipra Basnt2,884 people
- Sherpur Chamrah2,795 people
- Budadeeh2,773 people
- Pochhiya Brhm Asthan2,766 people
- Meerpur2,709 people
- Jangl Keotalia2,699 people

[All 509 villages in Gorakhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/gorakhpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barhni?2,791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhni in?Gorakhpur district (Gorakhpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barhni?65.1% (Census 2011)