# Sakhowna Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Sakhowna

Sakhowna is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **570 people in 82 households**, the 356th largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 570people (2011)
- 82households
- 74.5%literacy
- 827females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sakhowna

Of every 100 households in Sakhowna in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sakhowna · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****96%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**91%

Use banking services ****97%**

**80%

Television ****12%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Sakhowna?

■ Sakhowna · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**904

Working population ****21.9%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 56.5% for women. 32% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (28%) · **■** Marginal 46 (37%)

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

- Bela Bhar573 people
- Chhitauni Bhim573 people
- Sisaee572 people
- Majhili571 people
- Guvari569 people
- Shankarpur568 people
- Bagewah567 people
- Jamin Bishunpura565 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sakhowna?570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhowna in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhowna?74.5% (Census 2011)