# Khanipur Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Khanipur

Khanipur is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,063 people in 523 households**, the 22nd largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,063people (2011)
- 523households
- 75.9%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khanipur

Of every 100 households in Khanipur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Khanipur · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**78%

Tap water ****21%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****84%**

**83%

Television ****36%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khanipur?

■ Khanipur · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**902

Working population ****29.2%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 63.3% for women. 42% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (6%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 217 (24%) · **■** Marginal 548 (61%)

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

- Newas3,288 people
- Mat Khas3,275 people
- Rampur Malauli3,091 people
- Ghaghsara3,086 people
- Barahua3,057 people
- Bharpahi2,931 people
- Katai Tikar Khas2,804 people
- Chandwari2,598 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khanipur?3,063 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khanipur in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khanipur?75.9% (Census 2011)