# Boirai Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Boirai

Boirai is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,274 people in 174 households**, the 206th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,274people (2011)
- 174households
- 71.7%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Boirai

Of every 100 households in Boirai in 2011, 3 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Boirai · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****28%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Boirai?

■ Boirai · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**924

Working population ****49.2%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 52.1% for women. 47% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 250 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (9%) · **■** Marginal 313 (50%)

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

- Haidarepur1,311 people
- Pakari1,311 people
- Parasupur1,276 people
- Dahewa1,275 people
- Sheoriha1,256 people
- Gaharpara1,253 people
- Samaspur1,241 people
- Nauwadadi1,240 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Boirai?1,274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boirai in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Boirai?71.7% (Census 2011)