# Katsahra Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Katsahra

Katsahra is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,358 people in 611 households**, the 8th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 4,358people (2011)
- 611households
- 63.7%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Katsahra

Of every 100 households in Katsahra in 2011, 14 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katsahra · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**78%

Tap water ****29%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**85%

Use banking services ****51%**

**83%

Television ****14%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Katsahra?

■ Katsahra · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**902

Working population ****32.0%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 53.8% for women. 42% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (6%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,167 (84%)

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

- Bhagwanpur Bhakra Tiwari5,119 people
- Bharsar5,094 people
- Sihapar4,851 people
- Khortha4,469 people
- Bargahan4,278 people
- Nagwa4,147 people
- Kolia Mafi3,820 people
- Madar3,768 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Katsahra?4,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katsahra in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katsahra?63.7% (Census 2011)