# Holpur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Holpur

Holpur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,169 people in 187 households**, the 221st largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,169people (2011)
- 187households
- 70.9%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Holpur

Of every 100 households in Holpur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Holpur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****56%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****78%**

**84%

Television ****36%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Holpur?

■ Holpur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**924

Working population ****24.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 59.3% for women. 39% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (9%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 88 (31%) · **■** Marginal 129 (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

- Pura Madhu1,193 people
- Meerapur Ta Madhupur1,182 people
- Dagriaon1,181 people
- Sarai Dingur1,173 people
- Tekardih1,167 people
- Biloie1,154 people
- Bara1,135 people
- Sarai Dewa1,127 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Holpur?1,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Holpur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Holpur?70.9% (Census 2011)