# Mahendru Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Mahendru

Mahendru is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,324 people in 243 households**, the 199th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,324people (2011)
- 243households
- 60.3%literacy
- 1,167females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahendru

Of every 100 households in Mahendru in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahendru · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****34%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****80%**

**84%

Television ****12%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Mahendru?

■ Mahendru · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1167**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**924

Working population ****31.9%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 42.3% for women. 36% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 176 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (34%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 84 (20%)

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

- Chauthar1,336 people
- Naripur1,336 people
- Ahamadpur Gariyaon1,335 people
- Itaha1,328 people
- Karaunda1,319 people
- Golhanamau1,318 people
- Haidarepur1,311 people
- Pakari1,311 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahendru?1,324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahendru in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahendru?60.3% (Census 2011)