# Dhanauwa Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Dhanauwa

Dhanauwa is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,496 people in 211 households**, the 176th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,496people (2011)
- 211households
- 70.0%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhanauwa

Of every 100 households in Dhanauwa in 2011, 24 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhanauwa · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**85%

Tap water ****17%**

**26%

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

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Dhanauwa?

■ Dhanauwa · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**924

Working population ****27.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 56.8% for women. 35% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 324 (80%)

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

- Nadar1,549 people
- Bhuiendhara1,546 people
- Kachhidih1,521 people
- Himmatpur1,515 people
- Pahsana1,496 people
- Barahata1,483 people
- Vangawan1,470 people
- Bibipur1,469 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhanauwa?1,496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanauwa in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanauwa?70.0% (Census 2011)