# Amsar Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Amsar

Amsar is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **941 people in 130 households**, the 141st largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 941people (2011)
- 130households
- 63.9%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amsar

Of every 100 households in Amsar in 2011, 51 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amsar · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****93%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**85%

Use banking services ****78%**

**83%

Television ****16%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

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

**3%

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

**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 Amsar?

■ Amsar · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**902

Working population ****33.9%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 52.0% for women. 44% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 255 (80%)

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

- Bhimapar965 people
- Birar965 people
- Shahpur955 people
- Nachni948 people
- Kuwawar940 people
- Rautpar Saria934 people
- Bawandra926 people
- Bharwal906 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amsar?941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amsar in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amsar?63.9% (Census 2011)