# Jakhaniyan Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Jakhaniyan

Jakhaniyan is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,338 people in 295 households**, the 81st largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,338people (2011)
- 295households
- 70.3%literacy
- 1,088females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jakhaniyan

Of every 100 households in Jakhaniyan in 2011, 14 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jakhaniyan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****41%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****90%**

**84%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

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

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jakhaniyan?

■ Jakhaniyan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1117**

**924

Working population ****18.7%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 57.2% for women. 32% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 275 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (5%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 53 (12%) · **■** Marginal 73 (17%)

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

- Ram Nagar2,378 people
- Kururiya2,376 people
- Godhana2,375 people
- Dharikpur2,345 people
- Rampur Dan2,310 people
- Purwa2,280 people
- Khajurahat2,266 people
- Molanapur2,257 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jakhaniyan?2,338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakhaniyan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jakhaniyan?70.3% (Census 2011)