# Kauraha Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Kauraha

Kauraha is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,443 people in 373 households**, the 69th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,443people (2011)
- 373households
- 71.7%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kauraha

Of every 100 households in Kauraha in 2011, 13 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kauraha · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Kauraha?

■ Kauraha · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**924

Working population ****32.8%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 57.2% for women. 42% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 231 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (14%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 135 (17%) · **■** Marginal 299 (37%)

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

- Balhamau2,532 people
- Sarai Rustam2,481 people
- Amodh2,468 people
- Batanhit2,464 people
- Asawan2,442 people
- Wari2,442 people
- Vankat2,430 people
- Chauki Kala2,407 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kauraha?2,443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kauraha in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kauraha?71.7% (Census 2011)