# Gauhani Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Gauhani

Gauhani is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,957 people in 445 households**, the 46th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,957people (2011)
- 445households
- 66.2%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gauhani

Of every 100 households in Gauhani in 2011, 4 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gauhani · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****60%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****67%**

**84%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gauhani?

■ Gauhani · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**924

Working population ****39.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 52.3% for women. 43% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 376 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (20%) · **■** Household industry 33 (3%) · **■** Other work 81 (7%) · **■** Marginal 437 (38%)

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

- Bhainsaha Rampur3,045 people
- Sarai Yusuf3,028 people
- Sata Hariya3,015 people
- Kandhapur2,961 people
- Sonahita2,924 people
- Sajai Kalan Khurd2,910 people
- Semraho2,853 people
- Sultanpur2,832 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gauhani?2,957 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gauhani in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gauhani?66.2% (Census 2011)