# Madar Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Madar

Madar is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,768 people in 601 households**, the 12th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,768people (2011)
- 601households
- 61.5%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Madar

Of every 100 households in Madar in 2011, 22 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Madar · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****18%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**54%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****74%**

**83%

Television ****18%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Madar?

■ Madar · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**902

Working population ****48.4%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 46.4% for women. 54% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (11%) · **■** Household industry 85 (5%) · **■** Other work 280 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,130 (62%)

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

- Katsahra4,358 people
- Bargahan4,278 people
- Nagwa4,147 people
- Kolia Mafi3,820 people
- Budhat Khas3,711 people
- Jaitpur3,644 people
- Dumri3,376 people
- Rithwakhore Khas3,357 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Madar?3,768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madar in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Madar?61.5% (Census 2011)