# Chitauna Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Chitauna

Chitauna is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,983 people in 311 households**, the 43rd largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,983people (2011)
- 311households
- 66.5%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chitauna

Of every 100 households in Chitauna in 2011, 78 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chitauna · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**91%

Use banking services ****84%**

**80%

Television ****31%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**7%

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 Chitauna?

■ Chitauna · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**904

Working population ****39.8%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 53.9% for women. 47% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (8%) · **■** Household industry 51 (6%) · **■** Other work 154 (20%) · **■** Marginal 393 (50%)

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

- Mahui Bujurg2,038 people
- Gopalpur2,020 people
- Katya1,994 people
- Sopae1,988 people
- Imalidih Khurd1,968 people
- Dhebra Bujurg1,955 people
- Asilbhar1,917 people
- Bhabhya1,912 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chitauna?1,983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitauna in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chitauna?66.5% (Census 2011)