# Godhana Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Godhana

Godhana is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,375 people in 361 households**, the 79th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,375people (2011)
- 361households
- 69.7%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Godhana

Of every 100 households in Godhana in 2011, 19 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Godhana · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****17%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****75%**

**84%

Television ****31%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Godhana?

■ Godhana · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**924

Working population ****49.7%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 57.7% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 516 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (14%) · **■** Household industry 107 (9%) · **■** Other work 44 (4%) · **■** Marginal 352 (30%)

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

- Kamalpur2,394 people
- Deepakpur2,390 people
- Ram Nagar2,378 people
- Kururiya2,376 people
- Dharikpur2,345 people
- Jakhaniyan2,338 people
- Rampur Dan2,310 people
- Purwa2,280 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Godhana?2,375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Godhana in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Godhana?69.7% (Census 2011)