# Dan Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Dan

Dan is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,890 people in 291 households**, the 127th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,890people (2011)
- 291households
- 66.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dan

Of every 100 households in Dan in 2011, 21 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****39%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****57%**

**84%

Television ****17%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dan?

■ Dan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**924

Working population ****31.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 51.6% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 314 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 126 (21%)

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

- Sarai Chauhan1,911 people
- Juraupur1,906 people
- Nibhapur1,896 people
- Amawan1,895 people
- Nizamuddinpur1,889 people
- Chandauli1,880 people
- Pura Dayal1,877 people
- Bhairopur1,871 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dan?1,890 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dan?66.4% (Census 2011)