# Kesho Kurha Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Kesho Kurha

Kesho Kurha is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **681 people in 102 households**, the 175th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 681people (2011)
- 102households
- 77.3%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kesho Kurha

Of every 100 households in Kesho Kurha in 2011, 52 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kesho Kurha · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**85%

Use banking services ****100%**

**83%

Television ****48%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Kesho Kurha?

■ Kesho Kurha · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**902

Working population ****36.7%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 66.4% for women. 39% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (40%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 54 (22%) · **■** Marginal 67 (27%)

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

- Tinahra691 people
- Kabisha687 people
- Tharuwapar685 people
- Pati Dharamdas684 people
- Rahimabad Khas680 people
- Keshwa Khore679 people
- Mohidinpur677 people
- Surdahi673 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kesho Kurha?681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesho Kurha in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kesho Kurha?77.3% (Census 2011)