# Sijhwara Village, Kerakat, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Kerakat, Jaunpur 

# Sijhwara

Sijhwara is a village in Kerakat sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,347 people in 217 households**, the 181st largest of 421 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,347people (2011)
- 217households
- 67.5%literacy
- 1,125females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sijhwara

Of every 100 households in Sijhwara in 2011, 65 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sijhwara · ■ Kerakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****82%**

**82%

Television ****41%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sijhwara?

■ Sijhwara · ■ Kerakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**912

Working population ****32.4%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 55.3% for women. 40% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 194 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (11%) · **■** Marginal 170 (39%)

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 Kerakat

- Nunaw1,385 people
- Bhulandih1,383 people
- Jamua1,378 people
- Habusahi1,377 people
- Gaddipur1,344 people
- Mandupur1,336 people
- Mahuli1,334 people
- Bhawsinghpur1,326 people

[All 424 villages in Kerakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/kerakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sijhwara?1,347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijhwara in?Jaunpur district (Kerakat sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sijhwara?67.5% (Census 2011)