# Gaur Ganj Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Gaur Ganj

Gaur Ganj is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,241 people in 198 households**, the 130th largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,241people (2011)
- 198households
- 60.7%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaur Ganj

Of every 100 households in Gaur Ganj in 2011, 17 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gaur Ganj · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**23%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****59%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**48%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****80%**

**80%

Television ****13%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**7%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Gaur Ganj?

■ Gaur Ganj · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**904

Working population ****35.4%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 47.4% for women. 43% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 410 (93%)

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

- Owrai1,244 people
- Jhudiya1,243 people
- Banjariya1,242 people
- Pipara Banwari1,242 people
- Rampur1,241 people
- Basiyakhor1,234 people
- Kasimpurjigini1,214 people
- Natani1,213 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaur Ganj?1,241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaur Ganj in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaur Ganj?60.7% (Census 2011)