# Biskohar Village, Itwa, Siddharthnagar (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Itwa, Siddharthnagar 

# Biskohar

Biskohar is a village in Itwa sub-district of Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,759 people in 1,103 households**, the 1st largest of 433 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 7,759people (2011)
- 1,103households
- 68.2%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biskohar

Of every 100 households in Biskohar in 2011, 44 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Biskohar · ■ Itwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****15%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**94%

Use banking services ****71%**

**74%

Television ****30%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**15%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**10%

Own their home ****93%**

**98%

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 Biskohar?

■ Biskohar · ■ Itwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**935

Working population ****27.6%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 58.9% for women. 41% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 330 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (12%) · **■** Household industry 275 (13%) · **■** Other work 449 (21%) · **■** Marginal 833 (39%)

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 Itwa

- Dhowha7,304 people
- Kathela Garvi7,202 people
- Gaurdih6,121 people
- Kathela Janubi5,618 people

[All 459 villages in Itwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/siddharthnagar/itwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Biskohar?7,759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biskohar in?Siddharthnagar district (Itwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Biskohar?68.2% (Census 2011)