Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur
# Gariya

Gariya is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,056 people in 159 households, the 243rd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.
- 1,056 people (2011)
- 159 households
- 70.0% literacy
- 1,035 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gariya

Of every 100 households in Gariya in 2011, 4 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gariya · ■ Machhlishahr rural average
- Electricity for lighting 4% 20%
- Toilet within the home 12% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 85%
- Tap water 26% 26%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 34%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95%
- Use banking services 84% 84%
- Television 25% 28%
- Mobile phone 70% 75%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 16% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 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).

## What is the population of Gariya?

■ Gariya · ■ Machhlishahr rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.0% 70.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1035 1046
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 839 924
- Working population 38.4% 33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 57.1% for women. 37% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 162 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 31 (8%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 9 (2%) · ■ Marginal 202 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Machhlishahr
- Vikayapur 1,076 people
- Ukani 1,070 people
- Harhuwa 1,061 people
- Bermanwa 1,058 people
- Saraiya 1,054 people
- Paduwa 1,052 people
- Govardhanpur 1,051 people
- Alapur Godhana 1,046 people

All 513 villages in Machhlishahr

## Other places named Gariya
- Gariya · Village, Wankaner, Rajkot · 2,158 people
- Gariya · Village, Madhupur, Deoghar · 1,489 people
- Gariya · Village, Lunawada, Panch Mahals · 1,310 people
- Gariya · Village, Bhandaria, Garhwa · 1,219 people
- Gariya · Village, Pati, Barwani · 929 people
- Gariya · Village, Dudhi, Sonbhadra · 787 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Gariya? 1,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gariya in? Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gariya? 70.0% (Census 2011)

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