# Eakdanga Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Eakdanga

Eakdanga is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,089 people in 182 households**, the 170th largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,089people (2011)
- 182households
- 72.7%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Eakdanga

Of every 100 households in Eakdanga in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Eakdanga · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****97%**

**80%

Television ****26%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Eakdanga?

■ Eakdanga · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**904

Working population ****22.2%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 61.7% for women. 35% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (8%) · **■** Marginal 178 (74%)

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

- Narayan Pur1,102 people
- Bhabhnauli1,100 people
- Pindari1,095 people
- Bhaluwa1,092 people
- Ratanpura1,086 people
- Esrowlee1,083 people
- Raniyddeeh1,080 people
- Unowla Khas1,078 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Eakdanga?1,089 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eakdanga in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Eakdanga?72.7% (Census 2011)