# Chauthar, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Chauthar

Chauthar is a village in [Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/) sub-district of [Jaunpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,336 people in 187 households**, the 195th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,336people (2011)
- 187households
- 67.7%literacy
- 1,059females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chauthar

Of every 100 households in Chauthar in 2011, 18 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chauthar · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****69%**

**84%

Television ****13%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chauthar?

■ Chauthar · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**924

Working population ****28.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 54.2% for women. 32% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 113 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (49%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 51 (14%)

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

- Babhanpur1,365 people
- Deoriya1,362 people
- Sarai Kashi1,361 people
- Baraih1,344 people
- Naripur1,336 people
- Ahamadpur Gariyaon1,335 people
- Itaha1,328 people
- Mahendru1,324 people

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

## Other places named Chauthar

- Chauthar · Village, Unchahara, Satna · 452 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chauthar?1,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauthar in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chauthar?67.7% (Census 2011)