# Jharwa Village, Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur 

# Jharwa

Jharwa is a village in Gorakhpur sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,848 people in 276 households**, the 177th largest of 440 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,848people (2011)
- 276households
- 56.1%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharwa

Of every 100 households in Jharwa in 2011, 47 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jharwa · ■ Gorakhpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**47%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**87%

Use banking services ****79%**

**76%

Television ****37%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jharwa?

■ Jharwa · ■ Gorakhpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**915

Working population ****27.5%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 38.0% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 222 (44%) · **■** Marginal 200 (39%)

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

- Naiyapar Khurd1,866 people
- Madhopur1,865 people
- Barauli1,851 people
- Gaighat Buzurg1,849 people
- Piparhi1,838 people
- Harkhapur1,821 people
- Rampur Buzurg1,816 people
- Parsauna1,812 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jharwa?1,848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharwa in?Gorakhpur district (Gorakhpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jharwa?56.1% (Census 2011)