# Nagwa, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Nagwa

Nagwa is a village in [Sahjanwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/sahjanwa/) sub-district of [Gorakhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **4,147 people in 656 households**, the 10th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 4,147people (2011)
- 656households
- 72.6%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nagwa

Of every 100 households in Nagwa in 2011, 19 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nagwa · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****15%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**85%

Use banking services ****71%**

**83%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Nagwa?

■ Nagwa · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**902

Working population ****27.9%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 60.2% for women. 44% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 60 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (11%) · **■** Household industry 45 (4%) · **■** Other work 476 (41%) · **■** Marginal 444 (38%)

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

- Sihapar4,851 people
- Khortha4,469 people
- Katsahra4,358 people
- Bargahan4,278 people
- Kolia Mafi3,820 people
- Madar3,768 people
- Budhat Khas3,711 people
- Jaitpur3,644 people

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

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nagwa?4,147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nagwa in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nagwa?72.6% (Census 2011)