# Modawan Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Modawan

Modawan is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,770 people in 307 households**, the 142nd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,770people (2011)
- 307households
- 61.9%literacy
- 1,085females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Modawan

Of every 100 households in Modawan in 2011, 10 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Modawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****39%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****15%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Modawan?

■ Modawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**924

Working population ****34.2%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 46.3% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 329 (54%)

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

- Himmat Nagar1,801 people
- Rampur Kalan1,776 people
- Sarai Khem1,774 people
- Ghatampur1,772 people
- Ajoh1,764 people
- Hasanpur1,759 people
- Muzar1,758 people
- Vishapalpur1,758 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Modawan?1,770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Modawan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Modawan?61.9% (Census 2011)