# Sakhavat Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Sakhavat

Sakhavat is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **715 people in 118 households**, the 331st largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 715people (2011)
- 118households
- 72.6%literacy
- 806females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sakhavat

Of every 100 households in Sakhavat in 2011, 19 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sakhavat · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****75%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****99%**

**84%

Television ****23%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Sakhavat?

■ Sakhavat · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****806**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730**

**924

Working population ****76.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 50.2% for women. 75% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (5%) · **■** Household industry 146 (27%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 292 (54%)

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

- Ramgara Taluka Madhupur724 people
- Meerpur Ta. Karaudi722 people
- Karatora718 people
- Kargail718 people
- Pure Lal714 people
- Nathupur711 people
- Karaura710 people
- Shahpur707 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sakhavat?715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhavat in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhavat?72.6% (Census 2011)