# Dewakipur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Dewakipur

Dewakipur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **796 people in 141 households**, the 313th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 796people (2011)
- 141households
- 66.3%literacy
- 1,117females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewakipur

Of every 100 households in Dewakipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dewakipur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****70%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****10%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Dewakipur?

■ Dewakipur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1117**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**924

Working population ****20.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 51.9% for women. 30% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 123 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (18%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%)

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

- Sarvemau811 people
- Jagadishpur Ta.Kunwarpur802 people
- Dompur Khas798 people
- Dih Garawar797 people
- Tulapur796 people
- Baruwa789 people
- Deokali786 people
- Bhatadih785 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewakipur?796 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewakipur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewakipur?66.3% (Census 2011)