# Karaur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Karaur

Karaur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,134 people in 351 households**, the 99th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,134people (2011)
- 351households
- 68.4%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karaur

Of every 100 households in Karaur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karaur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****50%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****69%**

**84%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

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

**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 Karaur?

■ Karaur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**924

Working population ****25.0%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 54.5% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (7%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (7%) · **■** Marginal 326 (61%)

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

- Aruawan2,177 people
- Kodahon2,171 people
- Kotawa2,168 people
- Gohka2,166 people
- Sarokhanpur2,133 people
- Madhupur2,131 people
- Sahijadpur2,128 people
- Sadi Kala2,091 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karaur?2,134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karaur?68.4% (Census 2011)