# Barahua Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Barahua

Barahua is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,057 people in 491 households**, the 23rd largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,057people (2011)
- 491households
- 71.2%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barahua

Of every 100 households in Barahua in 2011, 60 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barahua · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****49%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**85%

Use banking services ****71%**

**83%

Television ****35%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**8%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Barahua?

■ Barahua · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**902

Working population ****40.2%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 55.0% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 177 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,015 (83%)

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

- Mat Khas3,275 people
- Rampur Malauli3,091 people
- Ghaghsara3,086 people
- Khanipur3,063 people
- Bharpahi2,931 people
- Katai Tikar Khas2,804 people
- Chandwari2,598 people
- Parmeshwarpur2,578 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barahua?3,057 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahua in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barahua?71.2% (Census 2011)