# Jaitpur Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Jaitpur

Jaitpur is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,644 people in 538 households**, the 14th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,644people (2011)
- 538households
- 73.0%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaitpur

Of every 100 households in Jaitpur in 2011, 35 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Jaitpur · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****44%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**85%

Use banking services ****91%**

**83%

Television ****45%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**3%

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

**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 Jaitpur?

■ Jaitpur · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**902

Working population ****37.5%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 61.1% for women. 51% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 293 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (13%) · **■** Household industry 56 (4%) · **■** Other work 338 (25%) · **■** Marginal 505 (37%)

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

- Nagwa4,147 people
- Kolia Mafi3,820 people
- Madar3,768 people
- Budhat Khas3,711 people
- Dumri3,376 people
- Rithwakhore Khas3,357 people
- Baraipar Khas3,328 people
- Newas3,288 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaitpur?3,644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaitpur in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jaitpur?73.0% (Census 2011)