# Borepur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Borepur

Borepur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,942 people in 288 households**, the 119th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,942people (2011)
- 288households
- 70.1%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Borepur

Of every 100 households in Borepur in 2011, 39 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Borepur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****3%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****96%**

**84%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Borepur?

■ Borepur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**924

Working population ****40.9%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 55.7% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (14%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 149 (19%) · **■** Marginal 380 (48%)

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

- Godhowa1,997 people
- Karnauli1,992 people
- Kasnahi1,984 people
- Chhanehata1,954 people
- Kurha1,936 people
- Baharpur1,922 people
- Kora1,913 people
- Sarai Chauhan1,911 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Borepur?1,942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borepur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Borepur?70.1% (Census 2011)