# Tekari Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Tekari

Tekari is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,192 people in 311 households**, the 93rd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,192people (2011)
- 311households
- 72.0%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tekari

Of every 100 households in Tekari in 2011, 48 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tekari · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****42%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Tekari?

■ Tekari · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****695**

**924

Working population ****32.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 59.8% for women. 36% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 259 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (15%) · **■** Other work 61 (9%) · **■** Marginal 288 (40%)

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

- Daudpur2,218 people
- Mehandi2,210 people
- Marahpur2,206 people
- Tarsanwa2,199 people
- Kharuawan2,191 people
- Aruawan2,177 people
- Kodahon2,171 people
- Kotawa2,168 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tekari?2,192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tekari in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tekari?72.0% (Census 2011)