# Sakara Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Sakara

Sakara is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,584 people in 248 households**, the 165th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,584people (2011)
- 248households
- 75.0%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sakara

Of every 100 households in Sakara in 2011, 7 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sakara · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****3%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Sakara?

■ Sakara · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**924

Working population ****41.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 56.4% for women. 45% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 173 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (11%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 386 (59%)

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

- Baraipar1,642 people
- Nagauli1,636 people
- Chhadan1,626 people
- Chak Nawabad1,598 people
- Mungardih1,580 people
- Umarpur1,576 people
- Banbeerpur1,570 people
- Rajjupur1,569 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sakara?1,584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakara in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakara?75.0% (Census 2011)