# Asawan Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Asawan

Asawan is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,442 people in 397 households**, the 70th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,442people (2011)
- 397households
- 69.2%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asawan

Of every 100 households in Asawan in 2011, 24 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Asawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**85%

Tap water ****35%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****29%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

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

**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 Asawan?

■ Asawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**924

Working population ****26.9%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 56.7% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 181 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 73 (11%) · **■** Marginal 396 (60%)

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

- Sarai Rustam2,481 people
- Amodh2,468 people
- Batanhit2,464 people
- Kauraha2,443 people
- Wari2,442 people
- Vankat2,430 people
- Chauki Kala2,407 people
- Piyarepur2,405 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asawan?2,442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asawan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Asawan?69.2% (Census 2011)