# Sarawan Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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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 **3,656 people in 597 households**, the 26th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,656people (2011)
- 597households
- 67.6%literacy
- 1,161females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarawan

Of every 100 households in Sarawan in 2011, 9 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**20%

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

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**85%

Tap water ****46%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****70%**

**84%

Television ****25%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Sarawan?

■ Sarawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**924

Working population ****24.0%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 53.0% for women. 39% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 516 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (23%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (5%) · **■** Marginal 115 (13%)

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

- Kaserawa3,876 people
- Marawa Dodak3,871 people
- Kurni3,762 people
- Jai Pal Pur3,658 people
- Barawan3,596 people
- Jamalpur3,588 people
- Malsil3,566 people
- Mustafabad3,500 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarawan?3,656 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarawan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarawan?67.6% (Census 2011)