# Karaura Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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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 **1,697 people in 276 households**, the 153rd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,697people (2011)
- 276households
- 65.0%literacy
- 1,167females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karaura

Of every 100 households in Karaura in 2011, 14 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karaura · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****13%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****73%**

**84%

Television ****20%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Karaura?

■ Karaura · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1167**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**924

Working population ****41.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 53.4% for women. 46% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 172 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (9%) · **■** Marginal 456 (65%)

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

- Khakhopur1,732 people
- Darunpur1,719 people
- Surtasapur1,700 people
- Rasulpur1,699 people
- Dhaurahara1,692 people
- Rampur Hargir1,670 people
- Jagadishpur Khas1,664 people
- Rakhauli1,661 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karaura?1,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaura in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karaura?65.0% (Census 2011)