# Lewa Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Lewa

Lewa is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **693 people in 54 households**, the 337th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 693people (2011)
- 54households
- 85.5%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lewa

Of every 100 households in Lewa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lewa · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****94%**

**84%

Television ****78%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**19%

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

**3%

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

**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 Lewa?

■ Lewa · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**924

Working population ****63.3%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 80.0% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 381 (87%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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

- Nathupur711 people
- Karaura710 people
- Shahpur707 people
- Rajgarh699 people
- Belauna Khurd691 people
- Daudpur690 people
- Deenapur687 people
- Bhawanipur670 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lewa?693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lewa in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lewa?85.5% (Census 2011)