# Vankat Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Vankat

Vankat is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,430 people in 390 households**, the 72nd largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,430people (2011)
- 390households
- 64.0%literacy
- 1,088females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Vankat

Of every 100 households in Vankat in 2011, 5 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Vankat · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****3%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****77%**

**84%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Vankat?

■ Vankat · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**924

Working population ****28.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 50.8% for women. 40% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (33%) · **■** Household industry 36 (5%) · **■** Other work 93 (14%) · **■** Marginal 139 (20%)

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

- Batanhit2,464 people
- Kauraha2,443 people
- Asawan2,442 people
- Wari2,442 people
- Chauki Kala2,407 people
- Piyarepur2,405 people
- Kamalpur2,394 people
- Deepakpur2,390 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Vankat?2,430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vankat in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Vankat?64.0% (Census 2011)