# Jhajhawa Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Jhajhawa

Jhajhawa is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **739 people in 98 households**, the 285th largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 739people (2011)
- 98households
- 78.4%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhajhawa

Of every 100 households in Jhajhawa in 2011, 54 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jhajhawa · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**48%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****78%**

**80%

Television ****32%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Jhajhawa?

■ Jhajhawa · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****651**

**904

Working population ****19.2%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 65.2% for women. 30% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (6%) · **■** Household industry 20 (14%) · **■** Other work 28 (20%) · **■** Marginal 61 (43%)

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

- Gauri Bujurg745 people
- Purnaha744 people
- Mathowlee741 people
- Surina740 people
- Gopipur733 people
- Bastiya732 people
- Semardaree731 people
- Dilmanpur726 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhajhawa?739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhajhawa in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhajhawa?78.4% (Census 2011)