# Barahata Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Barahata

Barahata is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,483 people in 242 households**, the 178th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,483people (2011)
- 242households
- 65.5%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barahata

Of every 100 households in Barahata in 2011, 10 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Barahata · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**85%

Tap water ****31%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Barahata?

■ Barahata · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**924

Working population ****27.0%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 48.5% for women. 41% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 206 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (11%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 66 (16%) · **■** Marginal 71 (18%)

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

- Kachhidih1,521 people
- Himmatpur1,515 people
- Dhanauwa1,496 people
- Pahsana1,496 people
- Vangawan1,470 people
- Bibipur1,469 people
- Kharari1,449 people
- Saria Fattu1,435 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barahata?1,483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahata in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barahata?65.5% (Census 2011)