# Raiya Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Raiya

Raiya is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,497 people in 489 households**, the 31st largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,497people (2011)
- 489households
- 69.9%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raiya

Of every 100 households in Raiya in 2011, 43 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Raiya · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**85%

Tap water ****65%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**95%

Use banking services ****61%**

**84%

Television ****44%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Raiya?

■ Raiya · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**924

Working population ****55.8%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 55.7% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,140 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (3%) · **■** Household industry 122 (6%) · **■** Other work 139 (7%) · **■** Marginal 492 (25%)

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

- Barawan3,596 people
- Jamalpur3,588 people
- Malsil3,566 people
- Mustafabad3,500 people
- Ramgrah Khas3,320 people
- Jamuhar3,283 people
- Rampur Kalan3,247 people
- Itahara3,219 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raiya?3,497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raiya in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raiya?69.9% (Census 2011)