# Khiridand Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Khiridand

Khiridand is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,991 people in 282 households**, the 52nd largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,991people (2011)
- 282households
- 72.5%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khiridand

Of every 100 households in Khiridand in 2011, 8 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khiridand · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**31%

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

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****55%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**54%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****45%**

**83%

Television ****17%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Khiridand?

■ Khiridand · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**902

Working population ****31.6%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 58.1% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 166 (26%) · **■** Marginal 194 (31%)

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

- Takuwa Pati2,075 people
- Banauli2,026 people
- Banaura2,020 people
- Miwa2,016 people
- Ramneger1,963 people
- Baijalpur Khas1,925 people
- Bargo1,878 people
- Domhar1,874 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khiridand?1,991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khiridand in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khiridand?72.5% (Census 2011)