# Bijhwar Sagar, Kerakat, Jaunpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kerakat, Jaunpur 

# Bijhwar Sagar

Bijhwar Sagar is a village in [Kerakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/kerakat/) sub-district of [Jaunpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **664 people in 108 households**, the 287th largest of 421 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 664people (2011)
- 108households
- 66.2%literacy
- 1,355females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bijhwar Sagar

Of every 100 households in Bijhwar Sagar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bijhwar Sagar · ■ Kerakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**30%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****79%**

**82%

Television ****23%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

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

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bijhwar Sagar?

■ Bijhwar Sagar · ■ Kerakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1355**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**912

Working population ****58.0%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 53.0% for women. 50% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 53 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 307 (80%)

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 Kerakat

- Hardhan694 people
- Rampur Sakara690 people
- Lakhamipur683 people
- Gopipur676 people
- Saranwa658 people
- Narainpur657 people
- Mahimapur655 people
- Than655 people

[All 424 villages in Kerakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/kerakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bijhwar Sagar?664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijhwar Sagar in?Jaunpur district (Kerakat sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bijhwar Sagar?66.2% (Census 2011)