# Gajokhar Village, Pindra, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Pindra, Varanasi 

# Gajokhar

Gajokhar is a village in Pindra sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,520 people in 376 households**, the 65th largest of 423 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 2,520people (2011)
- 376households
- 71.8%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gajokhar

Of every 100 households in Gajokhar in 2011, 18 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gajokhar · ■ Pindra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**79%

Tap water ****21%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**28%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****82%**

**82%

Television ****29%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 Gajokhar?

■ Gajokhar · ■ Pindra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**899

Working population ****31.7%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 60.1% for women. 46% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (5%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 175 (22%) · **■** Marginal 446 (56%)

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 Pindra

- Shehmalpur2,592 people
- Hiramanpur2,541 people
- Roh2,529 people
- Parshra2,525 people
- Dasepur2,506 people
- Koiran2,498 people
- Auraon2,497 people
- Bhatauli2,485 people

[All 431 villages in Pindra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/pindra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gajokhar?2,520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajokhar in?Varanasi district (Pindra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gajokhar?71.8% (Census 2011)