# Sahani Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Sahani

Sahani is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **954 people in 157 households**, the 277th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 954people (2011)
- 157households
- 65.6%literacy
- 1,178females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahani

Of every 100 households in Sahani in 2011, 2 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sahani · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****69%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****62%**

**84%

Television ****15%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Sahani?

■ Sahani · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1178**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**924

Working population ****37.0%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 53.8% for women. 42% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 189 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 111 (31%)

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

- Kurawan959 people
- Adari957 people
- Chhimiyah956 people
- Basahata954 people
- Marufpur952 people
- Khemaipur943 people
- Sakapur940 people
- Diawan938 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahani?954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahani in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahani?65.6% (Census 2011)