# Newas, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur – Population & Literacy (2)

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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 **2,235 people in 344 households**, the 38th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,235people (2011)
- 344households
- 81.1%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Newas

Of every 100 households in Newas in 2011, 50 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Newas · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**78%

Tap water ****16%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**85%

Use banking services ****81%**

**83%

Television ****46%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**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+) ****81.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**902

Working population ****27.9%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 70.6% for women. 40% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 262 (42%) · **■** Marginal 291 (47%)

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

- Kandrai2,319 people
- Tenua2,270 people
- Mahuapar Khas2,254 people
- Kharaila2,237 people
- Goredih Khas2,232 people
- Lakhanapar2,202 people
- Chadraw2,199 people
- Nandapar2,153 people

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

## Other places named Newas

- Newas · Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur · 3,288 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?2,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Newas in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Newas?81.1% (Census 2011)