# Patahana Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Patahana

Patahana is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,027 people in 121 households**, the 256th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,027people (2011)
- 121households
- 74.6%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patahana

Of every 100 households in Patahana in 2011, 6 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Patahana · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Patahana?

■ Patahana · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**924

Working population ****40.9%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 61.9% for women. 44% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 159 (38%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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

- Purau Pur1,035 people
- Pura Ram Sahai1,031 people
- Gopalpur1,030 people
- Bahorikpur1,028 people
- Kapoorpur1,026 people
- Kharaiya Mau1,024 people
- Chhachho1,018 people
- Rampur Ta. Katahi1,010 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patahana?1,027 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patahana in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Patahana?74.6% (Census 2011)