# Masot Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Masot

Masot is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,245 people in 331 households**, the 87th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,245people (2011)
- 331households
- 73.3%literacy
- 1,120females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Masot

Of every 100 households in Masot in 2011, 8 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Masot · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****13%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****35%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Masot?

■ Masot · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**924

Working population ****19.6%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 59.8% for women. 28% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (16%) · **■** Marginal 198 (45%)

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

- Purwa2,280 people
- Khajurahat2,266 people
- Molanapur2,257 people
- Jarauna2,255 people
- Bhatewara2,218 people
- Daudpur2,218 people
- Mehandi2,210 people
- Marahpur2,206 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Masot?2,245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masot in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Masot?73.3% (Census 2011)