# Besahani Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Besahani

Besahani is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,667 people in 227 households**, the 73rd largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,667people (2011)
- 227households
- 61.6%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Besahani

Of every 100 households in Besahani in 2011, 18 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Besahani · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**82%

Tap water ****94%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**48%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****74%**

**80%

Television ****19%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**904

Working population ****26.9%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 50.5% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (15%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 150 (33%) · **■** Marginal 198 (44%)

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 Khajni

- Kura Bharat1,698 people
- Kunwa Bujurg1,696 people
- Malava1,690 people
- Beili Khurd1,679 people
- Bhatouli1,640 people
- Sooti1,640 people
- Auji1,635 people
- Mahmoodpur1,632 people

[All 769 villages in Khajni](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/khajni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Besahani?1,667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Besahani in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Besahani?61.6% (Census 2011)