Village · Jaunpur, Jaunpur
# Bhakura

Bhakura is a village in Jaunpur sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 3,605 people in 546 households, the 31st largest of 787 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%.
- 3,605 people (2011)
- 546 households
- 72.4% literacy
- 1,073 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhakura

Of every 100 households in Bhakura in 2011, 36 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhakura · ■ Jaunpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 36% 30%
- Toilet within the home 19% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 81% 79%
- Tap water 23% 16%
- Drinking water within premises 34% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 92%
- Use banking services 84% 83%
- Television 24% 32%
- Mobile phone 82% 72%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 16% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 2% 6%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhakura?

■ Bhakura · ■ Jaunpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.4% 72.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1073 1007
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 830 917
- Working population 39.3% 31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 61.0% for women. 45% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 265 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 17 (1%) · ■ Other work 87 (6%) · ■ Marginal 1,048 (74%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jaunpur
- Shahpur 3,943 people
- Izari 3,702 people
- Tahirpur 3,627 people
- Gazana 3,620 people
- Saidanpur 3,576 people
- Khaparaha 3,566 people
- Wirbhanpur 3,559 people
- Deokali 3,529 people

All 812 villages in Jaunpur

## Other places named Bhakura
- Bhakura · Village, Arrah, Bhojpur · 4,835 people
- Bhakura · Village, Tarari, Bhojpur · 2,835 people
- Bhakura · Village, Ambikapur, Surguja · 2,411 people
- Bhakura · Village, Baniapur, Saran · 1,272 people
- Bhakura · Village, Simri, Buxar · 1,209 people
- Bhakura · Village, Oudgi, Surguja · 905 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Bhakura? 3,605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakura in? Jaunpur district (Jaunpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakura? 72.4% (Census 2011)

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