# Dewapur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Dewapur

Dewapur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **739 people in 97 households**, the 324th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 739people (2011)
- 97households
- 79.6%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewapur

Of every 100 households in Dewapur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Dewapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**85%

Tap water ****31%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****40%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dewapur?

■ Dewapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**70.2%

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

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**924

Working population ****46.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 66.3% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 97 (28%) · **■** Marginal 171 (50%)

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

- Ismalela750 people
- Rohiyawan745 people
- Visunpur744 people
- Kozidih742 people
- Tajuddinpur734 people
- Khatihara732 people
- Ramgara Taluka Madhupur724 people
- Meerpur Ta. Karaudi722 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewapur?739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewapur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewapur?79.6% (Census 2011)