# Belwar Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Belwar

Belwar is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,811 people in 282 households**, the 137th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,811people (2011)
- 282households
- 68.5%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belwar

Of every 100 households in Belwar in 2011, 47 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Belwar · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**85%

Tap water ****49%**

**26%

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

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**95%

Use banking services ****93%**

**84%

Television ****39%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**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 Belwar?

■ Belwar · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**924

Working population ****29.3%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 48.6% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (9%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 219 (41%) · **■** Marginal 192 (36%)

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

- Sarai Rai Chanda1,854 people
- Ghisuwa Khurd1,846 people
- Unchadih1,825 people
- Pauha1,813 people
- Himmat Nagar1,801 people
- Rampur Kalan1,776 people
- Sarai Khem1,774 people
- Ghatampur1,772 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belwar?1,811 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belwar in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Belwar?68.5% (Census 2011)