# Parahit Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Parahit

Parahit is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,651 people in 575 households**, the 11th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 4,651people (2011)
- 575households
- 72.3%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parahit

Of every 100 households in Parahit in 2011, 11 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Parahit · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****14%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****85%**

**84%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Parahit?

■ Parahit · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**924

Working population ****31.8%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 58.7% for women. 33% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 482 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (11%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 98 (7%) · **■** Marginal 709 (48%)

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

- Goraiyadih5,296 people
- Sohansa5,173 people
- Bhatahar4,919 people
- Semari4,764 people
- Thaloie4,650 people
- Kunwarpur4,597 people
- Bhikhapur4,525 people
- Tilara4,404 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parahit?4,651 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parahit in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parahit?72.3% (Census 2011)