# Dahewa Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Dahewa

Dahewa is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,275 people in 158 households**, the 205th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,275people (2011)
- 158households
- 77.6%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dahewa

Of every 100 households in Dahewa in 2011, 15 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dahewa · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****90%**

**84%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Dahewa?

■ Dahewa · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**924

Working population ****54.7%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 64.4% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (11%) · **■** Marginal 480 (69%)

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

- Golhanamau1,318 people
- Haidarepur1,311 people
- Pakari1,311 people
- Parasupur1,276 people
- Boirai1,274 people
- Sheoriha1,256 people
- Gaharpara1,253 people
- Samaspur1,241 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dahewa?1,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahewa in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dahewa?77.6% (Census 2011)