# Kothari Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Kothari

Kothari is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,854 people in 269 households**, the 132nd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,854people (2011)
- 269households
- 55.5%literacy
- 1,228females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kothari

Of every 100 households in Kothari in 2011, 33 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kothari · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****87%**

**84%

Television ****17%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Kothari?

■ Kothari · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1228**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**924

Working population ****48.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 44.0% for women. 47% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 184 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (8%) · **■** Marginal 625 (70%)

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

- Nizamuddinpur1,889 people
- Chandauli1,880 people
- Pura Dayal1,877 people
- Bhairopur1,871 people
- Sarai Rai Chanda1,854 people
- Ghisuwa Khurd1,846 people
- Unchadih1,825 people
- Pauha1,813 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kothari?1,854 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothari in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothari?55.5% (Census 2011)