# Newas, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Newas

Newas 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 **3,288 people in 553 households**, the 18th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,288people (2011)
- 553households
- 55.9%literacy
- 1,167females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Newas

Of every 100 households in Newas in 2011, 45 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Newas · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**31%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****96%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**85%

Use banking services ****92%**

**83%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

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

**3%

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

**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 Newas?

■ Newas · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1167**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**902

Working population ****29.5%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 44.8% for women. 41% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (5%) · **■** Marginal 882 (91%)

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

- Jaitpur3,644 people
- Dumri3,376 people
- Rithwakhore Khas3,357 people
- Baraipar Khas3,328 people
- Mat Khas3,275 people
- Rampur Malauli3,091 people
- Ghaghsara3,086 people
- Khanipur3,063 people

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

## Other places named Newas

- Newas · Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur · 2,235 people
- Newas · Village, Gola, Gorakhpur · 2,002 people
- Newas · Village, Bansgaon, Gorakhpur · 297 people
- Newas · Village, Campierganj, Gorakhpur · 261 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Newas?3,288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Newas in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Newas?55.9% (Census 2011)