# Basudha Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Basudha

Basudha is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,704 people in 276 households**, the 67th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,704people (2011)
- 276households
- 72.8%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basudha

Of every 100 households in Basudha in 2011, 23 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basudha · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****5%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**54%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**85%

Use banking services ****92%**

**83%

Television ****34%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Basudha?

■ Basudha · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

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

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**902

Working population ****31.6%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 60.9% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 194 (36%) · **■** Marginal 190 (35%)

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

- Mustafabad1,769 people
- Belwa Dari1,764 people
- Anantpur1,712 people
- Deoria1,710 people
- Deipar1,701 people
- Doharia Kala1,701 people
- Surgahna1,697 people
- Amtaura1,682 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basudha?1,704 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basudha in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basudha?72.8% (Census 2011)