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

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Kathar

Kathar is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **449 people in 51 households**, the 404th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 449people (2011)
- 51households
- 74.0%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kathar

Of every 100 households in Kathar in 2011, 6 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kathar · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****55%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****63%**

**19%

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

**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 Kathar?

■ Kathar · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**924

Working population ****31.8%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 66.5% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (67%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** 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

- Bhikharipur Ta. Bisunpur456 people
- Dharamupur454 people
- Shekha Jain Pur453 people
- Addopur451 people
- Purabeni443 people
- Garawa442 people
- Nathupur436 people
- Pura Chaknarain428 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kathar?449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathar in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kathar?74.0% (Census 2011)