# Kaleser Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Kaleser

Kaleser is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,428 people in 370 households**, the 30th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,428people (2011)
- 370households
- 77.1%literacy
- 846females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaleser

Of every 100 households in Kaleser in 2011, 42 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kaleser · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****30%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**85%

Use banking services ****88%**

**83%

Television ****36%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

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

**8%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Kaleser?

■ Kaleser · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**902

Working population ****26.4%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 64.6% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 39 (6%) · **■** Other work 310 (48%) · **■** Marginal 234 (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

- Chandwari2,598 people
- Parmeshwarpur2,578 people
- Govindpur2,513 people
- Bangaowa2,487 people
- Bhakasa2,415 people
- Semradanri2,370 people
- Bijauwa2,364 people
- Kandrai2,319 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaleser?2,428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaleser in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kaleser?77.1% (Census 2011)