# Bhakasa Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Bhakasa

Bhakasa is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,415 people in 348 households**, the 31st largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,415people (2011)
- 348households
- 66.7%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhakasa

Of every 100 households in Bhakasa in 2011, 29 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhakasa · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**78%

Tap water ****80%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****86%**

**83%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Bhakasa?

■ Bhakasa · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**902

Working population ****22.3%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 52.2% for women. 34% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (12%) · **■** Marginal 330 (61%)

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

- Parmeshwarpur2,578 people
- Govindpur2,513 people
- Bangaowa2,487 people
- Kaleser2,428 people
- Semradanri2,370 people
- Bijauwa2,364 people
- Kandrai2,319 people
- Tenua2,270 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhakasa?2,415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakasa in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakasa?66.7% (Census 2011)