# Bara Gaon Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Bara Gaon

Bara Gaon is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,696 people in 406 households**, the 57th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,696people (2011)
- 406households
- 76.9%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Gaon

Of every 100 households in Bara Gaon in 2011, 23 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bara Gaon · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**85%

Tap water ****14%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****37%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bara Gaon?

■ Bara Gaon · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**924

Working population ****39.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 65.8% for women. 41% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 100 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (11%) · **■** Household industry 43 (4%) · **■** Other work 104 (10%) · **■** Marginal 695 (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

- Sabeli2,789 people
- Bhilampur2,774 people
- Madardih2,737 people
- Vaserawa2,716 people
- Gariyawan2,661 people
- Amara2,654 people
- Chitawan2,640 people
- Burhansapur2,622 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Gaon?2,696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Gaon in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Gaon?76.9% (Census 2011)