# Sakara Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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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 **1,084 people in 123 households**, the 234th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,084people (2011)
- 123households
- 73.8%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sakara

Of every 100 households in Sakara in 2011, 19 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sakara · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****54%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****85%**

**84%

Television ****23%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****92%**

**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+) ****73.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**924

Working population ****52.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 64.3% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 555 (98%)

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

- Karkoli1,096 people
- Belawan1,093 people
- Barpur1,092 people
- Umapur1,088 people
- Madhopur1,082 people
- Bangalipur1,077 people
- Pandepur1,077 people
- Sarai Kewat1,077 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sakara?1,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakara in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakara?73.8% (Census 2011)