# Govardhanpur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Govardhanpur

Govardhanpur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,051 people in 167 households**, the 246th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,051people (2011)
- 167households
- 64.4%literacy
- 1,119females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Govardhanpur

Of every 100 households in Govardhanpur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Govardhanpur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****37%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****31%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Govardhanpur?

■ Govardhanpur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1119**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**924

Working population ****38.0%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 52.7% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 275 (69%)

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

- Bermanwa1,058 people
- Gariya1,056 people
- Saraiya1,054 people
- Paduwa1,052 people
- Alapur Godhana1,046 people
- Varzi Kalan1,044 people
- Kushmaul1,040 people
- Heeramanpur1,039 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Govardhanpur?1,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Govardhanpur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Govardhanpur?64.4% (Census 2011)