Village · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra
# Dharsara

Dharsara is a village in Ghorawal sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 555 people in 76 households, the 177th largest of 342 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.
- 555 people (2011)
- 76 households
- 70.7% literacy
- 975 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharsara

Of every 100 households in Dharsara in 2011, 23 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Dharsara · ■ Ghorawal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 23% 16%
- Toilet within the home 3% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 85%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 86% 86%
- Television 18% 16%
- Mobile phone 37% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 2%
- None of these assets 27% 18%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dharsara?

■ Dharsara · ■ Ghorawal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.7% 63.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 927
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1065 929
- Working population 46.5% 45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 60.4% for women. 49% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (10%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 50 (19%) · ■ Marginal 175 (68%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ghorawal
- Karma 575 people
- Sidhi 572 people
- Sitabahar 557 people
- Aurahi 555 people
- Sadari 555 people
- Baijanath 552 people
- Musha 550 people
- Marachhi 540 people

All 345 villages in Ghorawal

## Other places named Dharsara
- Dharsara · Village, Sagri, Azamgarh · 845 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Dharsara? 555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharsara in? Sonbhadra district (Ghorawal sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharsara? 70.7% (Census 2011)

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