# Makarha Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/khajni/makarha/

Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Makarha

Makarha is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,039 people in 289 households**, the 38th largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 2,039people (2011)
- 289households
- 66.0%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makarha

Of every 100 households in Makarha in 2011, 39 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Makarha · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****30%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**91%

Use banking services ****90%**

**80%

Television ****30%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**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 Makarha?

■ Makarha · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**904

Working population ****20.5%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 52.6% for women. 32% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 324 (78%)

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

- Bahadurpur Bujurg2,217 people
- Khjuri Khas2,127 people
- Chatai2,093 people
- Sairo2,041 people
- Mahui Bujurg2,038 people
- Gopalpur2,020 people
- Katya1,994 people
- Sopae1,988 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makarha?2,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makarha in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Makarha?66.0% (Census 2011)