# Chhadan Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Chhadan

Chhadan is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,626 people in 230 households**, the 163rd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,626people (2011)
- 230households
- 68.3%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhadan

Of every 100 households in Chhadan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhadan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**85%

Tap water ****76%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****80%**

**84%

Television ****15%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**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 Chhadan?

■ Chhadan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**924

Working population ****30.0%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 50.7% for women. 43% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (36%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 35 (7%) · **■** Marginal 180 (37%)

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

- Ramchauki1,654 people
- Unchgawan1,645 people
- Baraipar1,642 people
- Nagauli1,636 people
- Chak Nawabad1,598 people
- Sakara1,584 people
- Mungardih1,580 people
- Umarpur1,576 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhadan?1,626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhadan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhadan?68.3% (Census 2011)