# Dhorkary Village, Ghorawal, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra 

# Dhorkary

Dhorkary is a village in Ghorawal sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,202 people in 207 households**, the 74th largest of 342 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,202people (2011)
- 207households
- 58.3%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhorkary

Of every 100 households in Dhorkary in 2011, 42 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dhorkary · ■ Ghorawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****89%**

**86%

Television ****42%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**18%

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 Dhorkary?

■ Dhorkary · ■ Ghorawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**929

Working population ****47.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 48.3% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (32%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (5%) · **■** Marginal 319 (55%)

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 Ghorawal

- Bharkana1,257 people
- Belwania1,249 people
- Kingari1,232 people
- Kurachha1,230 people
- Kusinisph1,201 people
- Morahi1,200 people
- Bansdih1,185 people
- Khajaraul1,174 people

[All 345 villages in Ghorawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/ghorawal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhorkary?1,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhorkary in?Sonbhadra district (Ghorawal sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhorkary?58.3% (Census 2011)