# Tekardih Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Tekardih

Tekardih is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,167 people in 186 households**, the 222nd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,167people (2011)
- 186households
- 68.4%literacy
- 1,137females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tekardih

Of every 100 households in Tekardih in 2011, 4 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tekardih · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****11%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****84%**

**84%

Television ****13%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Tekardih?

■ Tekardih · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1137**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**924

Working population ****40.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 53.6% for women. 35% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 165 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 242 (51%)

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

- Meerapur Ta Madhupur1,182 people
- Dagriaon1,181 people
- Sarai Dingur1,173 people
- Holpur1,169 people
- Biloie1,154 people
- Bara1,135 people
- Sarai Dewa1,127 people
- Rajepur Ta. Baraipar1,122 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tekardih?1,167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tekardih in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tekardih?68.4% (Census 2011)