# Kathar Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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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 **576 people in 72 households**, the 363rd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 576people (2011)
- 72households
- 71.4%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kathar

Of every 100 households in Kathar in 2011, 42 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kathar · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**85%

Tap water ****25%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****99%**

**84%

Television ****39%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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+) ****71.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**924

Working population ****19.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 61.2% for women. 34% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (14%) · **■** Marginal 67 (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

- Newada598 people
- Naharmau Ta.Himmat Nagar596 people
- Rajapur594 people
- Manikapur577 people
- Vashiraha573 people
- Kaulipur559 people
- Nadan559 people
- Jalalabad549 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kathar?576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathar in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kathar?71.4% (Census 2011)