# Balhamau Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Balhamau

Balhamau is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,532 people in 388 households**, the 65th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,532people (2011)
- 388households
- 74.0%literacy
- 1,098females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balhamau

Of every 100 households in Balhamau in 2011, 16 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Balhamau · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****20%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****43%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Balhamau?

■ Balhamau · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**924

Working population ****19.8%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 62.7% for women. 32% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 98 (20%) · **■** Marginal 279 (56%)

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

- Burhansapur2,622 people
- Ram Nagar2,612 people
- Kamasin2,597 people
- Amaien2,545 people
- Sarai Rustam2,481 people
- Amodh2,468 people
- Batanhit2,464 people
- Kauraha2,443 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balhamau?2,532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balhamau in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balhamau?74.0% (Census 2011)