# Karatora Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Karatora

Karatora is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **718 people in 140 households**, the 329th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 718people (2011)
- 140households
- 66.4%literacy
- 1,099females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karatora

Of every 100 households in Karatora in 2011, 3 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karatora · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****2%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Karatora?

■ Karatora · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**924

Working population ****30.8%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 52.6% for women. 38% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 71 (32%) · **■** Marginal 58 (26%)

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

- Tajuddinpur734 people
- Khatihara732 people
- Ramgara Taluka Madhupur724 people
- Meerpur Ta. Karaudi722 people
- Kargail718 people
- Sakhavat715 people
- Pure Lal714 people
- Nathupur711 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karatora?718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karatora in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karatora?66.4% (Census 2011)