# Karia Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Karia

Karia is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **769 people in 115 households**, the 162nd largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 769people (2011)
- 115households
- 64.3%literacy
- 1,113females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karia

Of every 100 households in Karia in 2011, 28 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karia · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**85%

Use banking services ****92%**

**83%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karia?

■ Karia · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1321**

**902

Working population ****20.5%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 51.1% for women. 23% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 53 (34%) · **■** Marginal 56 (35%)

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

- Bharohia815 people
- Bhatwal811 people
- Bhaisla792 people
- Dultahi790 people
- Sahajupar766 people
- Telia Dih759 people
- Bardar750 people
- Rampur742 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karia?769 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karia in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karia?64.3% (Census 2011)