# Sawaiya Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Sawaiya

Sawaiya is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **979 people in 136 households**, the 267th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 979people (2011)
- 136households
- 67.1%literacy
- 1,083females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sawaiya

Of every 100 households in Sawaiya in 2011, 30 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sawaiya · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****14%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****76%**

**84%

Television ****27%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sawaiya?

■ Sawaiya · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**70.2%

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

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**924

Working population ****16.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 54.9% for women. 23% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 123 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (13%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Khajuri999 people
- Rampur Ta.Alaiya995 people
- Raya980 people
- Rampur979 people
- Madhaipur976 people
- Nikamuddinpur976 people
- Rampur974 people
- Belasin964 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sawaiya?979 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawaiya in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sawaiya?67.1% (Census 2011)