# Uchaura Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Uchaura

Uchaura is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,097 people in 145 households**, the 228th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,097people (2011)
- 145households
- 68.7%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uchaura

Of every 100 households in Uchaura in 2011, 22 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Uchaura · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****82%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****95%**

**84%

Television ****45%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**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 Uchaura?

■ Uchaura · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**70.2%

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

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****717**

**924

Working population ****35.9%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 54.0% for women. 34% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 372 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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

- Bara1,135 people
- Sarai Dewa1,127 people
- Rajepur Ta. Baraipar1,122 people
- Anapur1,103 people
- Birdhaulpur1,096 people
- Karkoli1,096 people
- Belawan1,093 people
- Barpur1,092 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uchaura?1,097 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uchaura in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Uchaura?68.7% (Census 2011)