# Sihorwa Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Sihorwa

Sihorwa is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **464 people in 69 households**, the 215th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 464people (2011)
- 69households
- 70.8%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sihorwa

Of every 100 households in Sihorwa in 2011, 30 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sihorwa · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**78%

Tap water ****92%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****94%**

**83%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**18%

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

**3%

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

**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 Sihorwa?

■ Sihorwa · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**902

Working population ****20.7%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 53.8% for women. 27% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (9%) · **■** Other work 18 (19%) · **■** Marginal 58 (60%)

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

- Mohammadpur491 people
- Emilidiha486 people
- Ranukhor478 people
- Koni468 people
- Bagh Nager463 people
- Bhadesri463 people
- Khajurhi Urf Jogia458 people
- Bhagwanpur457 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sihorwa?464 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihorwa in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sihorwa?70.8% (Census 2011)