# Churihara Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Churihara

Churihara is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **44 people in 9 households**, the 284th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 44people (2011)
- 9households
- 65.7%literacy
- 760females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Churihara

Of every 100 households in Churihara in 2011, 22 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Churihara · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****100%**

**83%

Television ****11%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

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

**3%

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

**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 Churihara?

■ Churihara · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****760**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**902

Working population ****31.8%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 46.7% for women. 56% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (7%) · **■** Other work 1 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3 (21%)

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

- Bachhaura53 people
- Pater53 people
- Basantpur48 people
- Subhani48 people
- Mujaila37 people
- Nibi30 people
- Chak Chohra28 people
- Bharwal23 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Churihara?44 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Churihara in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Churihara?65.7% (Census 2011)