# Dhobhi Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Dhobhi

Dhobhi is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **93 people in 17 households**, the 275th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 93people (2011)
- 17households
- 62.0%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhobhi

Of every 100 households in Dhobhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhobhi · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****81%**

**83%

Television ****12%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Dhobhi?

■ Dhobhi · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**902

Working population ****25.8%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 48.6% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (29%) · **■** Other work 13 (54%) · **■** Marginal 4 (17%)

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

- Kakana148 people
- Bishunpur138 people
- Kolhui132 people
- Saira130 people
- Chhajania90 people
- Paluhapar83 people
- Manjharia60 people
- Mahi55 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhobhi?93 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhobhi in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhobhi?62.0% (Census 2011)