# Barour Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Barour

Barour is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 28 households**, the 254th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 228people (2011)
- 28households
- 68.9%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barour

Of every 100 households in Barour in 2011, 24 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Barour · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**78%

Tap water ****90%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****45%**

**83%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Barour?

■ Barour · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**902

Working population ****49.6%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 51.8% for women. 49% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 109 (96%)

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

- Bhuwa Sahid249 people
- Bonga248 people
- Chandha240 people
- Gulaur230 people
- Dakhinwa212 people
- Piprahi192 people
- Bagla Khore182 people
- Kakuwapar181 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barour?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barour in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barour?68.9% (Census 2011)