# Diawan Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/diawan/

Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Diawan

Diawan is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **938 people in 149 households**, the 281st largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 938people (2011)
- 149households
- 73.9%literacy
- 1,363females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Diawan

Of every 100 households in Diawan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Diawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**85%

Tap water ****17%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****48%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Diawan?

■ Diawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1363**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**924

Working population ****19.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 61.5% for women. 40% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (19%) · **■** Marginal 108 (59%)

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

- Sahani954 people
- Marufpur952 people
- Khemaipur943 people
- Sakapur940 people
- Sarai Malik Goddo938 people
- Achakari932 people
- Bijadhar Mau932 people
- Umar Ganj931 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Diawan?938 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Diawan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Diawan?73.9% (Census 2011)