# Gahni Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Gahni

Gahni is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,222 people in 148 households**, the 213th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,222people (2011)
- 148households
- 66.7%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gahni

Of every 100 households in Gahni in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gahni · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****40%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**95%

Use banking services ****97%**

**84%

Television ****34%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**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 Gahni?

■ Gahni · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790**

**924

Working population ****43.3%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 53.8% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 316 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 184 (35%)

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

- Samaspur1,241 people
- Nauwadadi1,240 people
- Govindas Pur1,239 people
- Agahuwa1,229 people
- Paharpur1,202 people
- Gopalpur1,200 people
- Jamalpur1,197 people
- Pura Madhu1,193 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gahni?1,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahni in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahni?66.7% (Census 2011)