# Khortha Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Khortha

Khortha is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,469 people in 756 households**, the 7th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 4,469people (2011)
- 756households
- 64.7%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khortha

Of every 100 households in Khortha in 2011, 13 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khortha · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****18%**

**40%

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

**54%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**85%

Use banking services ****81%**

**83%

Television ****18%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Khortha?

■ Khortha · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**902

Working population ****21.3%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 50.6% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (28%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 408 (43%) · **■** Marginal 126 (13%)

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

- Palikhas5,238 people
- Bhagwanpur Bhakra Tiwari5,119 people
- Bharsar5,094 people
- Sihapar4,851 people
- Katsahra4,358 people
- Bargahan4,278 people
- Nagwa4,147 people
- Kolia Mafi3,820 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khortha?4,469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khortha in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khortha?64.7% (Census 2011)