# Choraha Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Choraha

Choraha is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,382 people in 221 households**, the 188th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,382people (2011)
- 221households
- 66.1%literacy
- 1,149females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Choraha

Of every 100 households in Choraha in 2011, 13 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Choraha · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****58%**

**26%

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

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****76%**

**84%

Television ****15%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Choraha?

■ Choraha · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1149**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1289**

**924

Working population ****21.7%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 52.8% for women. 31% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 180 (60%)

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

- Naharmau1,407 people
- Semariya1,405 people
- Rampur Khurd1,387 people
- Kisun Daspur Ta. Agahuwa1,386 people
- Sarai Khani1,376 people
- Seura1,369 people
- Babhanpur1,365 people
- Deoriya1,362 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Choraha?1,382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Choraha in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Choraha?66.1% (Census 2011)