# Sahijana Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Sahijana

Sahijana is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **764 people in 124 households**, the 274th largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 764people (2011)
- 124households
- 66.3%literacy
- 1,170females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahijana

Of every 100 households in Sahijana in 2011, 17 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sahijana · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****45%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**48%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****64%**

**80%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**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 Sahijana?

■ Sahijana · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1170**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**904

Working population ****56.3%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 56.5% for women. 68% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 144 (33%) · **■** Other work 50 (12%) · **■** Marginal 191 (44%)

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

- Tiwaripur788 people
- Sigaura778 people
- Sinra767 people
- Chhitauni Khurd764 people
- Tikariya Nathsingh759 people
- Chhatiyare754 people
- Majhuva752 people
- Chand Par750 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahijana?764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahijana in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahijana?66.3% (Census 2011)