# Mehandi Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Mehandi

Mehandi is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,210 people in 321 households**, the 90th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,210people (2011)
- 321households
- 64.8%literacy
- 1,125females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mehandi

Of every 100 households in Mehandi in 2011, 40 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mehandi · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****82%**

**84%

Television ****47%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**19%

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

**3%

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

**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 Mehandi?

■ Mehandi · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**924

Working population ****51.3%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 51.1% for women. 49% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 238 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 610 (54%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 266 (23%)

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

- Jarauna2,255 people
- Masot2,245 people
- Bhatewara2,218 people
- Daudpur2,218 people
- Marahpur2,206 people
- Tarsanwa2,199 people
- Tekari2,192 people
- Kharuawan2,191 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mehandi?2,210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehandi in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mehandi?64.8% (Census 2011)