# Delhana Village, Varanasi, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Varanasi, Varanasi 

# Delhana

Delhana is a village in Varanasi sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,547 people in 424 households**, the 179th largest of 835 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 2,547people (2011)
- 424households
- 69.9%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Delhana

Of every 100 households in Delhana in 2011, 32 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Delhana · ■ Varanasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**68%

Tap water ****37%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****47%**

**75%

Television ****14%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Delhana?

■ Delhana · ■ Varanasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**883

Working population ****28.2%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 56.6% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (14%) · **■** Household industry 41 (6%) · **■** Other work 281 (39%) · **■** Marginal 172 (24%)

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 Varanasi

- Kanudih2,622 people
- Lorhan2,572 people
- Sarswan2,558 people
- Aura2,553 people
- Domaila2,533 people
- Khargu Pur2,531 people
- Latauni2,524 people
- Tala2,519 people

[All 864 villages in Varanasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/varanasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Delhana?2,547 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Delhana in?Varanasi district (Varanasi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Delhana?69.9% (Census 2011)