# Algatpur Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Algatpur

Algatpur is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **837 people in 127 households**, the 152nd largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 837people (2011)
- 127households
- 74.6%literacy
- 1,057females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Algatpur

Of every 100 households in Algatpur in 2011, 61 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Algatpur · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**85%

Use banking services ****82%**

**83%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Algatpur?

■ Algatpur · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**902

Working population ****25.2%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 63.8% for women. 38% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 115 (55%)

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 Sahjanwa

- Jhungia869 people
- Maktapar847 people
- Chandpar846 people
- Tenuhari844 people
- Dariwa837 people
- Kursa835 people
- Sidhauli830 people
- Barsiha823 people

[All 347 villages in Sahjanwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/sahjanwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Algatpur?837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Algatpur in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Algatpur?74.6% (Census 2011)