# Usaka Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Usaka

Usaka is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 78 households**, the 210th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 501people (2011)
- 78households
- 87.7%literacy
- 835females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Usaka

Of every 100 households in Usaka in 2011, 63 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Usaka · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**31%

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

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****5%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**85%

Use banking services ****70%**

**83%

Television ****58%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**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 Usaka?

■ Usaka · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**902

Working population ****30.3%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 79.9% for women. 55% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 116 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (9%) · **■** Other work 23 (15%)

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

- Jura Kodri538 people
- Etarkhas533 people
- Tharapar533 people
- Banohia501 people
- Mohammadpur491 people
- Emilidiha486 people
- Ranukhor478 people
- Koni468 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Usaka?501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Usaka in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Usaka?87.7% (Census 2011)