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

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Sarawan

Sarawan is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,741 people in 286 households**, the 148th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,741people (2011)
- 286households
- 78.5%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarawan

Of every 100 households in Sarawan in 2011, 15 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**95%

Use banking services ****97%**

**84%

Television ****45%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**19%

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

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sarawan?

■ Sarawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**924

Working population ****49.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 65.6% for women. 47% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 371 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 164 (19%) · **■** Marginal 299 (35%)

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

- Hasanpur1,759 people
- Muzar1,758 people
- Vishapalpur1,758 people
- Bankat1,746 people
- Khakhopur1,732 people
- Darunpur1,719 people
- Surtasapur1,700 people
- Rasulpur1,699 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarawan?1,741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarawan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarawan?78.5% (Census 2011)