# Ajoh Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Ajoh

Ajoh is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,764 people in 256 households**, the 143rd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,764people (2011)
- 256households
- 71.9%literacy
- 1,138females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ajoh

Of every 100 households in Ajoh in 2011, 51 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ajoh · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****40%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****94%**

**84%

Television ****45%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Ajoh?

■ Ajoh · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1138**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1173**

**924

Working population ****51.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 58.4% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (8%) · **■** Marginal 696 (77%)

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 Machhlishahr

- Rampur Kalan1,776 people
- Sarai Khem1,774 people
- Ghatampur1,772 people
- Modawan1,770 people
- Hasanpur1,759 people
- Muzar1,758 people
- Vishapalpur1,758 people
- Bankat1,746 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ajoh?1,764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ajoh in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ajoh?71.9% (Census 2011)