# Alaiya, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Alaiya

Alaiya is a village in [Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/) sub-district of [Jaunpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 71 households**, the 384th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 497people (2011)
- 71households
- 78.0%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Alaiya

Of every 100 households in Alaiya in 2011, 14 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Alaiya · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****13%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****94%**

**84%

Television ****20%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Alaiya?

■ Alaiya · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**924

Working population ****50.7%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 65.0% for women. 45% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 148 (59%) · **■** Marginal 32 (13%)

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

- Mahapur511 people
- Nakhatpur510 people
- Bahauddinpur504 people
- Mirzapur503 people
- Barethi497 people
- Chaujeetpur494 people
- Chitapur494 people
- Haweli492 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Alaiya?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alaiya in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Alaiya?78.0% (Census 2011)