# Barsiha Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Barsiha

Barsiha is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **823 people in 143 households**, the 156th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 823people (2011)
- 143households
- 72.8%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barsiha

Of every 100 households in Barsiha in 2011, 25 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barsiha · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**54%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**85%

Use banking services ****94%**

**83%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Barsiha?

■ Barsiha · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**902

Working population ****20.8%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 63.1% for women. 30% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (15%) · **■** Marginal 89 (52%)

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

- Algatpur837 people
- Dariwa837 people
- Kursa835 people
- Sidhauli830 people
- Ranipur818 people
- Bharohia815 people
- Bhatwal811 people
- Bhaisla792 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barsiha?823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barsiha in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barsiha?72.8% (Census 2011)