# Marahpur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Marahpur

Marahpur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,206 people in 337 households**, the 91st largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,206people (2011)
- 337households
- 60.6%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marahpur

Of every 100 households in Marahpur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marahpur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****79%**

**84%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Marahpur?

■ Marahpur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**924

Working population ****29.9%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 46.7% for women. 40% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 223 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (20%) · **■** Other work 145 (22%) · **■** Marginal 160 (24%)

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

- Masot2,245 people
- Bhatewara2,218 people
- Daudpur2,218 people
- Mehandi2,210 people
- Tarsanwa2,199 people
- Tekari2,192 people
- Kharuawan2,191 people
- Aruawan2,177 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marahpur?2,206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marahpur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marahpur?60.6% (Census 2011)