# Marha Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Marha

Marha is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,831 people in 281 households**, the 52nd largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,831people (2011)
- 281households
- 72.5%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marha

Of every 100 households in Marha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marha · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**23%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****63%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**48%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****86%**

**80%

Television ****15%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Marha?

■ Marha · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1264**

**904

Working population ****47.5%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 60.5% for women. 57% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (7%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 749 (86%)

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

- Haranahee1,883 people
- Jitwarpur1,873 people
- Trilokpur1,869 people
- Baghaila1,864 people
- Ahirowlee1,830 people
- Satuabhar1,824 people
- Gohani Basant1,806 people
- Kanhauli1,787 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marha?1,831 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marha in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marha?72.5% (Census 2011)