# Bharsar Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Bharsar

Bharsar is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,094 people in 795 households**, the 5th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 5,094people (2011)
- 795households
- 65.8%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bharsar

Of every 100 households in Bharsar in 2011, 37 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bharsar · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****53%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**54%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**85%

Use banking services ****82%**

**83%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bharsar?

■ Bharsar · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**902

Working population ****31.6%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 53.5% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (5%) · **■** Household industry 66 (4%) · **■** Other work 321 (20%) · **■** Marginal 980 (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

- Bhiti Rawot8,554 people
- Khoria Urf Bhiti6,238 people
- Palikhas5,238 people
- Bhagwanpur Bhakra Tiwari5,119 people
- Sihapar4,851 people
- Khortha4,469 people
- Katsahra4,358 people
- Bargahan4,278 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bharsar?5,094 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharsar in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bharsar?65.8% (Census 2011)