# Ghaghsara Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Ghaghsara

Ghaghsara is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,086 people in 478 households**, the 21st largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,086people (2011)
- 478households
- 71.3%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghaghsara

Of every 100 households in Ghaghsara in 2011, 48 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ghaghsara · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**78%

Tap water ****14%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**85%

Use banking services ****97%**

**83%

Television ****35%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Ghaghsara?

■ Ghaghsara · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**902

Working population ****23.1%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 58.1% for women. 41% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 154 (22%) · **■** Marginal 481 (67%)

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

- Baraipar Khas3,328 people
- Newas3,288 people
- Mat Khas3,275 people
- Rampur Malauli3,091 people
- Khanipur3,063 people
- Barahua3,057 people
- Bharpahi2,931 people
- Katai Tikar Khas2,804 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghaghsara?3,086 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghsara in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghsara?71.3% (Census 2011)