# Ashapur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Ashapur

Ashapur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **850 people in 129 households**, the 302nd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 850people (2011)
- 129households
- 61.2%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ashapur

Of every 100 households in Ashapur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ashapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****12%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****82%**

**84%

Television ****15%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Ashapur?

■ Ashapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**924

Working population ****31.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 41.6% for women. 37% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (13%) · **■** Marginal 98 (37%)

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

- Kotab868 people
- Pura Pratap Shah865 people
- Bhikharipur Kalan862 people
- Hariya856 people
- Ahamadpur Kaithauli849 people
- Adhakacha839 people
- Ghuripur834 people
- Nevaraha832 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ashapur?850 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ashapur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ashapur?61.2% (Census 2011)