# Unchgawan Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Unchgawan

Unchgawan is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,645 people in 249 households**, the 160th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,645people (2011)
- 249households
- 81.8%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Unchgawan

Of every 100 households in Unchgawan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Unchgawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**85%

Tap water ****35%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****38%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Unchgawan?

■ Unchgawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**924

Working population ****26.7%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 73.0% for women. 40% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (6%) · **■** Household industry 33 (8%) · **■** Other work 71 (16%) · **■** Marginal 184 (42%)

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

- Jagadishpur Khas1,664 people
- Rakhauli1,661 people
- Rampur Mori1,660 people
- Ramchauki1,654 people
- Baraipar1,642 people
- Nagauli1,636 people
- Chhadan1,626 people
- Chak Nawabad1,598 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Unchgawan?1,645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Unchgawan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Unchgawan?81.8% (Census 2011)