# Kharaila Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Kharaila

Kharaila is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,237 people in 367 households**, the 37th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,237people (2011)
- 367households
- 74.6%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharaila

Of every 100 households in Kharaila in 2011, 50 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kharaila · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**31%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**54%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****96%**

**83%

Television ****38%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Kharaila?

■ Kharaila · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**902

Working population ****27.9%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 62.6% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 313 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (14%) · **■** Marginal 182 (29%)

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

- Bijauwa2,364 people
- Kandrai2,319 people
- Tenua2,270 people
- Mahuapar Khas2,254 people
- Newas2,235 people
- Goredih Khas2,232 people
- Lakhanapar2,202 people
- Chadraw2,199 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharaila?2,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharaila in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharaila?74.6% (Census 2011)