# Arowan Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Arowan

Arowan is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,065 people in 471 households**, the 41st largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,065people (2011)
- 471households
- 70.7%literacy
- 1,070females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arowan

Of every 100 households in Arowan in 2011, 21 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arowan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**85%

Tap water ****26%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****36%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Arowan?

■ Arowan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**924

Working population ****34.3%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 55.2% for women. 42% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 201 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (4%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 107 (10%) · **■** Marginal 684 (65%)

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

- Fattupur Kalan3,161 people
- Tikara3,146 people
- Sarai Bhogi3,130 people
- Tilakhara Urf Suzanganj3,079 people
- Bhainsaha Rampur3,045 people
- Sarai Yusuf3,028 people
- Sata Hariya3,015 people
- Kandhapur2,961 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arowan?3,065 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arowan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Arowan?70.7% (Census 2011)