# Dewapur, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur – Population & Literacy (2)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Dewapur

Dewapur is a village in [Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/) sub-district of [Jaunpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 42 households**, the 437th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 331people (2011)
- 42households
- 75.7%literacy
- 1,069females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dewapur

Of every 100 households in Dewapur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dewapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****44%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****95%**

**84%

Television ****44%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Dewapur?

■ Dewapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**924

Working population ****29.6%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 63.1% for women. 31% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (33%) · **■** Household industry 7 (7%) · **■** Other work 49 (50%) · **■** Marginal 10 (10%)

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

- Darapur341 people
- Misirain Patti340 people
- Dhanipur333 people
- Shekhapur333 people
- Jogipur Matiyahi330 people
- Babhanpur329 people
- Gajadharpur329 people
- Thehuniya327 people

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

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dewapur?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewapur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewapur?75.7% (Census 2011)