# Kandhapur, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Kandhapur

Kandhapur is a village in [Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/) sub-district of [Jaunpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **2,961 people in 377 households**, the 45th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,961people (2011)
- 377households
- 72.1%literacy
- 1,074females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kandhapur

Of every 100 households in Kandhapur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kandhapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****90%**

**84%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Kandhapur?

■ Kandhapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**924

Working population ****24.9%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 56.6% for women. 38% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 430 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (5%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 124 (17%) · **■** Marginal 136 (18%)

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

- Arowan3,065 people
- Bhainsaha Rampur3,045 people
- Sarai Yusuf3,028 people
- Sata Hariya3,015 people
- Gauhani2,957 people
- Sonahita2,924 people
- Sajai Kalan Khurd2,910 people
- Semraho2,853 people

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

## Other places named Kandhapur

- Kandhapur · Village, Jaisinghpur, Sultanpur · 481 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kandhapur?2,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandhapur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandhapur?72.1% (Census 2011)