# Gorikhera Village, Sitarganj, Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Sitarganj, Udham Singh Nagar 

# Gorikhera

Gorikhera is a village in Sitarganj sub-district of Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,021 people in 317 households**, the 26th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 2,021people (2011)
- 317households
- 65.8%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gorikhera

Of every 100 households in Gorikhera in 2011, 82 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gorikhera · ■ Sitarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**80%

Use banking services ****61%**

**72%

Television ****49%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**24%

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

**4%

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

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Gorikhera?

■ Gorikhera · ■ Sitarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**919

Working population ****25.3%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 56.7% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 293 (57%) · **■** Marginal 70 (14%)

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 Sitarganj

- Deyori2,358 people
- Nakaha2,358 people
- Bichuwa2,119 people
- Sadhu Nagar2,045 people
- Kunwarpur1,926 people
- Nabadia1,848 people
- Barkidandi1,805 people
- Kalyanpur1,782 people

[All 129 villages in Sitarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/udham-singh-nagar/sitarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gorikhera?2,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorikhera in?Udham Singh Nagar district (Sitarganj sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gorikhera?65.8% (Census 2011)