# Barahata Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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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 **601 people in 74 households**, the 357th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 601people (2011)
- 74households
- 65.1%literacy
- 1,109females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barahata

Of every 100 households in Barahata in 2011, 10 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barahata · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**85%

Tap water ****3%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**95%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****32%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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+) ****65.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**924

Working population ****31.6%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 52.0% for women. 43% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 15 (8%)

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

- Kadanpur625 people
- Babupur618 people
- Ahamadpur614 people
- Meerpur Khas614 people
- Pura Harasu599 people
- Newada598 people
- Naharmau Ta.Himmat Nagar596 people
- Rajapur594 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barahata?601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahata in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barahata?65.1% (Census 2011)