# Chandwari Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Chandwari

Chandwari is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,598 people in 350 households**, the 26th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,598people (2011)
- 350households
- 68.6%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandwari

Of every 100 households in Chandwari in 2011, 31 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chandwari · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****43%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**85%

Use banking services ****93%**

**83%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Chandwari?

■ Chandwari · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**902

Working population ****35.3%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 54.0% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (5%) · **■** Household industry 52 (6%) · **■** Other work 47 (5%) · **■** Marginal 721 (79%)

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

- Khanipur3,063 people
- Barahua3,057 people
- Bharpahi2,931 people
- Katai Tikar Khas2,804 people
- Parmeshwarpur2,578 people
- Govindpur2,513 people
- Bangaowa2,487 people
- Kaleser2,428 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandwari?2,598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandwari in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandwari?68.6% (Census 2011)