# Baraih Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Baraih

Baraih is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,344 people in 208 households**, the 194th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,344people (2011)
- 208households
- 74.1%literacy
- 1,157females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baraih

Of every 100 households in Baraih in 2011, 48 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Baraih · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**85%

Tap water ****88%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****96%**

**84%

Television ****49%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Baraih?

■ Baraih · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1157**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**924

Working population ****33.7%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 63.5% for women. 36% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (8%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Other work 36 (8%) · **■** Marginal 276 (61%)

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

- Seura1,369 people
- Babhanpur1,365 people
- Deoriya1,362 people
- Sarai Kashi1,361 people
- Chauthar1,336 people
- Naripur1,336 people
- Ahamadpur Gariyaon1,335 people
- Itaha1,328 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baraih?1,344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baraih in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baraih?74.1% (Census 2011)