# Darapur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Darapur

Darapur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **341 people in 55 households**, the 433rd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 341people (2011)
- 55households
- 77.8%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darapur

Of every 100 households in Darapur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Darapur?

■ Darapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**924

Working population ****43.7%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 65.4% for women. 41% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (15%) · **■** Marginal 94 (63%)

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 Ismaiel361 people
- Ramdih351 people
- Nonara Khurd347 people
- Sadi Khurd344 people
- Misirain Patti340 people
- Dhanipur333 people
- Shekhapur333 people
- Dewapur331 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darapur?341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darapur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Darapur?77.8% (Census 2011)