# Burhansapur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Burhansapur

Burhansapur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,622 people in 390 households**, the 61st largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,622people (2011)
- 390households
- 64.5%literacy
- 1,063females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Burhansapur

Of every 100 households in Burhansapur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Burhansapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****56%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****75%**

**84%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Burhansapur?

■ Burhansapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**924

Working population ****31.9%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 52.6% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (33%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 154 (18%) · **■** Marginal 265 (32%)

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

- Bara Gaon2,696 people
- Gariyawan2,661 people
- Amara2,654 people
- Chitawan2,640 people
- Ram Nagar2,612 people
- Kamasin2,597 people
- Amaien2,545 people
- Balhamau2,532 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Burhansapur?2,622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burhansapur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Burhansapur?64.5% (Census 2011)