Rithuakhor

Rithuakhor is a village and gram panchayat in Sahjanwa tehsil in Gorakhpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.This village belongs to majority of janwar kshatriya caste.

Rithuakhor
Industrial area
Rithuakhor Location in Gida gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°45′N 83°13′E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Population  (2001)
• Total	4,091
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Demographics

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

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

Rithuakhor is near the railway station in Sahjanwa, which is well connected with Lucknow and Gorakhpur. The town also touches National Highway 28.