# Sirsain Village, Ghorawal, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra 

# Sirsain

Sirsain is a village in Ghorawal sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,278 people in 205 households**, the 67th largest of 342 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,278people (2011)
- 205households
- 62.0%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sirsain

Of every 100 households in Sirsain in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sirsain · ■ Ghorawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**12%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****99%**

**86%

Television ****28%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**18%

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 Sirsain?

■ Sirsain · ■ Ghorawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**929

Working population ****51.5%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 46.8% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 42 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (14%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 521 (79%)

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

- Rijool1,296 people
- Kadara1,294 people
- Tendua1,284 people
- Enam1,282 people
- Garama1,266 people
- Khardeur1,261 people
- Bharkana1,257 people
- Belwania1,249 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sirsain?1,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirsain in?Sonbhadra district (Ghorawal sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sirsain?62.0% (Census 2011)