# Banohia, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Banohia

Banohia is a village in [Sahjanwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/sahjanwa/) sub-district of [Gorakhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 82 households**, the 209th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 501people (2011)
- 82households
- 70.1%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banohia

Of every 100 households in Banohia in 2011, 35 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banohia · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**31%

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

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**85%

Use banking services ****90%**

**83%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Banohia?

■ Banohia · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712**

**902

Working population ****21.0%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 53.5% for women. 35% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (72%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (18%) · **■** Marginal 7 (7%)

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

- Chak Fateh539 people
- Jura Kodri538 people
- Etarkhas533 people
- Tharapar533 people
- Usaka501 people
- Mohammadpur491 people
- Emilidiha486 people
- Ranukhor478 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banohia?501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banohia in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banohia?70.1% (Census 2011)