# Khirahata, Ghorawal, Sonbhadra – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra 

# Khirahata

Khirahata is a village in [Ghorawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/ghorawal/) sub-district of [Sonbhadra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,122 people in 235 households**, the 86th largest of 342 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,122people (2011)
- 235households
- 53.0%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khirahata

Of every 100 households in Khirahata in 2011, 9 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khirahata · ■ Ghorawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**86%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Khirahata?

■ Khirahata · ■ Ghorawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**929

Working population ****41.4%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 40.6% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 73 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (28%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 231 (50%)

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

- Selahata1,153 people
- Lilwahi1,140 people
- Uchaka1,138 people
- Dewerikatha1,129 people
- Sirsai1,119 people
- Phulawari1,113 people
- Kundari1,112 people
- Karrivarai1,098 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khirahata?1,122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khirahata in?Sonbhadra district (Ghorawal sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khirahata?53.0% (Census 2011)