# Gohka Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Gohka

Gohka is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,166 people in 318 households**, the 98th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,166people (2011)
- 318households
- 62.6%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gohka

Of every 100 households in Gohka in 2011, 31 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gohka · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****66%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****53%**

**84%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Gohka?

■ Gohka · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**924

Working population ****31.9%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 47.8% for women. 42% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 247 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (14%) · **■** Other work 39 (6%) · **■** Marginal 308 (45%)

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

- Kharuawan2,191 people
- Aruawan2,177 people
- Kodahon2,171 people
- Kotawa2,168 people
- Karaur2,134 people
- Sarokhanpur2,133 people
- Madhupur2,131 people
- Sahijadpur2,128 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gohka?2,166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gohka in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gohka?62.6% (Census 2011)