# Tofapur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Tofapur

Tofapur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **891 people in 137 households**, the 297th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 891people (2011)
- 137households
- 65.3%literacy
- 1,228females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tofapur

Of every 100 households in Tofapur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tofapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****34%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****68%**

**84%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

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

**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 Tofapur?

■ Tofapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1228**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**924

Working population ****38.2%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 51.8% for women. 37% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (77%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (8%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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

- Kotila Ta. Belwar913 people
- Majha Gawan910 people
- Chandpur904 people
- Tar Patti891 people
- Kotab868 people
- Pura Pratap Shah865 people
- Bhikharipur Kalan862 people
- Hariya856 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tofapur?891 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tofapur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tofapur?65.3% (Census 2011)