Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur
# Nachni

Nachni is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 948 people in 124 households, the 140th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.
- 948 people (2011)
- 124 households
- 71.9% literacy
- 915 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nachni

Of every 100 households in Nachni in 2011, 32 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nachni · ■ Sahjanwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 32% 31%
- Toilet within the home 7% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 78%
- Tap water 3% 40%
- Drinking water within premises 48% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 85%
- Use banking services 75% 83%
- Television 14% 28%
- Mobile phone 78% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 15% 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 Nachni?

■ Nachni · ■ Sahjanwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.9% 70.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 944
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 899 902
- Working population 39.1% 30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 58.4% for women. 42% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (2%) · ■ Household industry 7 (2%) · ■ Other work 56 (15%) · ■ Marginal 297 (80%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sahjanwa
- Baidauli 973 people
- Bhimapar 965 people
- Birar 965 people
- Shahpur 955 people
- Amsar 941 people
- Kuwawar 940 people
- Rautpar Saria 934 people
- Bawandra 926 people

All 347 villages in Sahjanwa

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Nachni? 948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nachni in? Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nachni? 71.9% (Census 2011)

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