# Godhowa Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Godhowa

Godhowa is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,997 people in 305 households**, the 115th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,997people (2011)
- 305households
- 71.4%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Godhowa

Of every 100 households in Godhowa in 2011, 8 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Godhowa · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**85%

Tap water ****10%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****84%**

**84%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**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 Godhowa?

■ Godhowa · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**924

Working population ****22.9%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 57.0% for women. 38% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (16%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 98 (21%) · **■** Marginal 198 (43%)

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

- Fattupur Nisfi2,044 people
- Misirmau2,034 people
- Jiriqpur2,033 people
- Kundaha2,029 people
- Karnauli1,992 people
- Kasnahi1,984 people
- Chhanehata1,954 people
- Borepur1,942 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Godhowa?1,997 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Godhowa in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Godhowa?71.4% (Census 2011)