Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur
# Kuwal Kala

Kuwal Kala is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,442 people in 220 households, the 90th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.
- 1,442 people (2011)
- 220 households
- 77.9% literacy
- 965 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kuwal Kala

Of every 100 households in Kuwal Kala in 2011, 26 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuwal Kala · ■ Sahjanwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 26% 31%
- Toilet within the home 30% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 78%
- Tap water 1% 40%
- Drinking water within premises 53% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 85%
- Use banking services 94% 83%
- Television 24% 28%
- Mobile phone 77% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 26% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 4% 8%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kuwal Kala?

■ Kuwal Kala · ■ Sahjanwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.9% 70.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 965 944
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 841 902
- Working population 21.5% 30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 65.1% for women. 38% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 114 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (7%) · ■ Household industry 10 (3%) · ■ Other work 62 (20%) · ■ Marginal 101 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sahjanwa
- Kunda Kodara 1,460 people
- Jagdishpur 1,457 people
- Barwal Mafi 1,454 people
- Mehrawari Khas 1,444 people
- Bhakasa 1,421 people
- Mujauli 1,420 people
- Mishraulia 1,415 people
- Manjhria 1,385 people

All 347 villages in Sahjanwa

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Kuwal Kala? 1,442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuwal Kala in? Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kuwal Kala? 77.9% (Census 2011)

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