# Sahijana Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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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 **479 people in 54 households**, the 407th largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 479people (2011)
- 54households
- 83.8%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahijana

Of every 100 households in Sahijana in 2011, 29 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sahijana · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**82%

Tap water ****67%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**91%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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+) ****83.8%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**904

Working population ****40.9%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 75.0% for women. 44% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 110 (56%)

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

- Ajamata486 people
- Katya484 people
- Chanhar483 people
- Rajwala480 people
- Ultha Bujurag478 people
- Mahuapar477 people
- Gowrapar475 people
- Lakhan Khurd473 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahijana?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahijana in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahijana?83.8% (Census 2011)