# Gariya Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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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%.

- 1,056people (2011)
- 159households
- 70.0%literacy
- 1,035females 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)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## 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

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**■** 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Machhlishahr

- Vikayapur1,076 people
- Ukani1,070 people
- Harhuwa1,061 people
- Bermanwa1,058 people
- Saraiya1,054 people
- Paduwa1,052 people
- Govardhanpur1,051 people
- Alapur Godhana1,046 people

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

## 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)