# Siswa Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Siswa

Siswa is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 43 households**, the 246th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 266people (2011)
- 43households
- 73.9%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Siswa

Of every 100 households in Siswa in 2011, 8 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Siswa · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****95%**

**83%

Television ****11%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Siswa?

■ Siswa · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**902

Working population ****20.7%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 53.4% for women. 38% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 6 (11%) · **■** Marginal 3 (5%)

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

- Bishunpur310 people
- Gopalpur302 people
- Mahui283 people
- Bisunpur270 people
- Mehdia256 people
- Thathebari256 people
- Jagal Aual251 people
- Bhuwa Sahid249 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Siswa?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siswa in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Siswa?73.9% (Census 2011)