# Dakhinwa Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Dakhinwa

Dakhinwa is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **212 people in 30 households**, the 255th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 212people (2011)
- 30households
- 77.8%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakhinwa

Of every 100 households in Dakhinwa in 2011, 7 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakhinwa · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**31%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**78%

Tap water ****96%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**54%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****50%**

**83%

Television ****18%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dakhinwa?

■ Dakhinwa · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**902

Working population ****33.0%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 65.1% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (10%) · **■** Other work 4 (6%) · **■** Marginal 58 (83%)

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

- Bonga248 people
- Chandha240 people
- Gulaur230 people
- Barour228 people
- Piprahi192 people
- Bagla Khore182 people
- Kakuwapar181 people
- Rehara Jot179 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakhinwa?212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakhinwa in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dakhinwa?77.8% (Census 2011)