# Saraiya Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Saraiya

Saraiya is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,054 people in 162 households**, the 244th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,054people (2011)
- 162households
- 70.0%literacy
- 1,083females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saraiya

Of every 100 households in Saraiya in 2011, 17 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saraiya · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****51%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**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 Saraiya?

■ Saraiya · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**924

Working population ****45.0%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 57.6% for women. 42% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 259 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 90 (19%)

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

- Ukani1,070 people
- Harhuwa1,061 people
- Bermanwa1,058 people
- Gariya1,056 people
- Paduwa1,052 people
- Govardhanpur1,051 people
- Alapur Godhana1,046 people
- Varzi Kalan1,044 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saraiya?1,054 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraiya in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saraiya?70.0% (Census 2011)