# Bawandra Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Bawandra

Bawandra is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **926 people in 143 households**, the 144th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 926people (2011)
- 143households
- 79.9%literacy
- 841females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bawandra

Of every 100 households in Bawandra in 2011, 31 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bawandra · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**78%

Tap water ****52%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**54%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****85%**

**83%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**18%

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

**3%

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

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bawandra?

■ Bawandra · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****841**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736**

**902

Working population ****37.5%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 67.3% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (25%) · **■** Household industry 18 (5%) · **■** Other work 78 (22%) · **■** Marginal 68 (20%)

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

- Nachni948 people
- Amsar941 people
- Kuwawar940 people
- Rautpar Saria934 people
- Bharwal906 people
- Ramdih Torani885 people
- Panika874 people
- Jhungia869 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bawandra?926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bawandra in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bawandra?79.9% (Census 2011)