# Belawan Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Belawan

Belawan is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,093 people in 180 households**, the 231st largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,093people (2011)
- 180households
- 68.3%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belawan

Of every 100 households in Belawan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****12%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****20%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Belawan?

■ Belawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**924

Working population ****35.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 53.2% for women. 39% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 24 (6%) · **■** Marginal 348 (90%)

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

- Anapur1,103 people
- Uchaura1,097 people
- Birdhaulpur1,096 people
- Karkoli1,096 people
- Barpur1,092 people
- Umapur1,088 people
- Sakara1,084 people
- Madhopur1,082 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belawan?1,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belawan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Belawan?68.3% (Census 2011)