# Chhajan Village, Sidhauli, Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sidhauli, Sitapur 

# Chhajan

Chhajan is a village in Sidhauli sub-district of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,612 people in 290 households**, the 136th largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 1,612people (2011)
- 290households
- 72.2%literacy
- 842females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhajan

Of every 100 households in Chhajan in 2011, 12 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhajan · ■ Sidhauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****96%**

**81%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chhajan?

■ Chhajan · ■ Sidhauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756**

**928

Working population ****31.8%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 61.6% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (45%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (14%) · **■** Marginal 137 (27%)

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 Sidhauli

- Maheshpur1,653 people
- Semra1,651 people
- Sandaur1,650 people
- Dudhra1,623 people
- Shivra1,612 people
- Baniyani1,591 people
- Himmatnagar1,588 people
- Palia1,584 people

[All 317 villages in Sidhauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/sidhauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhajan?1,612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhajan in?Sitapur district (Sidhauli sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhajan?72.2% (Census 2011)