# Karaura Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Karaura

Karaura is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **710 people in 110 households**, the 334th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 710people (2011)
- 110households
- 75.0%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karaura

Of every 100 households in Karaura in 2011, 2 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karaura · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****98%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****87%**

**84%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Karaura?

■ Karaura · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**924

Working population ****21.3%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 63.3% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (19%) · **■** Other work 42 (28%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Kargail718 people
- Sakhavat715 people
- Pure Lal714 people
- Nathupur711 people
- Shahpur707 people
- Rajgarh699 people
- Lewa693 people
- Belauna Khurd691 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karaura?710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaura in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karaura?75.0% (Census 2011)