# Bhitani Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Bhitani

Bhitani is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **540 people in 78 households**, the 204th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 540people (2011)
- 78households
- 76.9%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhitani

Of every 100 households in Bhitani in 2011, 63 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhitani · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****94%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**85%

Use banking services ****63%**

**83%

Television ****42%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**18%

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

**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 Bhitani?

■ Bhitani · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****703**

**902

Working population ****29.1%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 64.4% for women. 53% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 137 (87%)

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

- Pranpur552 people
- Bhiti549 people
- Pipri547 people
- Kuwal Khurd543 people
- Chak Fateh539 people
- Jura Kodri538 people
- Etarkhas533 people
- Tharapar533 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhitani?540 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhitani in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhitani?76.9% (Census 2011)