# Mathura Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Mathura

Mathura is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,514 people in 752 households**, the 6th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 5,514people (2011)
- 752households
- 71.0%literacy
- 1,068females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathura

Of every 100 households in Mathura in 2011, 10 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mathura · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****43%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****76%**

**84%

Television ****20%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Mathura?

■ Mathura · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**924

Working population ****29.6%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 57.3% for women. 41% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 502 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (4%) · **■** Household industry 170 (10%) · **■** Other work 249 (15%) · **■** Marginal 642 (39%)

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

- Kariyanwa7,457 people
- Bhiduna6,683 people
- Babhaniyawan5,971 people
- Faridabad5,617 people
- Goraiyadih5,296 people
- Sohansa5,173 people
- Bhatahar4,919 people
- Semari4,764 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathura?5,514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathura in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mathura?71.0% (Census 2011)