# Kataka Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Kataka

Kataka is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **656 people in 93 households**, the 346th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 656people (2011)
- 93households
- 82.1%literacy
- 1,037females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kataka

Of every 100 households in Kataka in 2011, 44 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kataka · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**85%

Tap water ****15%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**95%

Use banking services ****85%**

**84%

Television ****39%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Kataka?

■ Kataka · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**924

Working population ****20.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 69.9% for women. 34% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 97 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (11%) · **■** Marginal 16 (12%)

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

- Mubarakpur668 people
- Bhikhari Pur Khas663 people
- Chaobepur663 people
- Chhangapur657 people
- Gaddopur653 people
- Kalyanpur651 people
- Khempur651 people
- Ganeshpur649 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kataka?656 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kataka in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kataka?82.1% (Census 2011)