# Lauh Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Lauh

Lauh is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,221 people in 591 households**, the 17th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 4,221people (2011)
- 591households
- 73.6%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lauh

Of every 100 households in Lauh in 2011, 20 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lauh · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****21%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****83%**

**84%

Television ****39%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Lauh?

■ Lauh · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**924

Working population ****28.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 60.3% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 653 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (23%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 119 (10%) · **■** Marginal 145 (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

- Kunwarpur4,597 people
- Bhikhapur4,525 people
- Tilara4,404 people
- Rampur Ta Jakhaniyan4,296 people
- Sarai Vika4,037 people
- Katahit Khas3,932 people
- Kabeerpur3,908 people
- Kasba Dhirua Khas3,880 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lauh?4,221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lauh in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lauh?73.6% (Census 2011)