Rithuakhor | |
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Industrial area | |
  Rithuakhor Location in Gida gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°45′N 83°13′E / 26.750°N 83.217°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Gorakhpur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 4,091 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Rithuakhor is a village and gram panchayat in Sahjanwa tehsil in Gorakhpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As of 2001[update], according to the Indian census,[1] the town had a population of 4091. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Sahjanwa had an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy was 70%, and female literacy was 43%. In Rithuakhor, 17% of the population was under 6 years of age. The primary language in the town, like other towns in eastern Uttar Pradesh, is Bhojpuri.
Industries[edit | edit source]
Rithuakor has a developing industrial area called GIDA. There are many factories in GIDA including Parle, powerlooms, plywood, and a jute mill (the second operational jute mill in India and the only one in Uttar Pradesh[citation needed].
Transport[edit | edit source]
Rithuakhor is near the railway station in Sahjanwa, which is well connected with Lucknow and Gorakhpur. The town also touches National Highway 28.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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