# Sakapur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Sakapur

Sakapur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **940 people in 130 households**, the 280th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 940people (2011)
- 130households
- 73.2%literacy
- 1,156females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sakapur

Of every 100 households in Sakapur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sakapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****5%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****99%**

**84%

Television ****40%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

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

**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 Sakapur?

■ Sakapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1156**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**924

Working population ****55.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 61.7% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 373 (71%)

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

- Basahata954 people
- Sahani954 people
- Marufpur952 people
- Khemaipur943 people
- Diawan938 people
- Sarai Malik Goddo938 people
- Achakari932 people
- Bijadhar Mau932 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sakapur?940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakapur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakapur?73.2% (Census 2011)