# Vashiraha Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Vashiraha

Vashiraha is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **573 people in 83 households**, the 364th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 573people (2011)
- 83households
- 67.0%literacy
- 1,256females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Vashiraha

Of every 100 households in Vashiraha in 2011, 27 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vashiraha · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****70%**

**84%

Television ****16%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Vashiraha?

■ Vashiraha · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1256**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148**

**924

Working population ****44.2%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 52.1% for women. 40% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (10%) · **■** Marginal 180 (71%)

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

- Naharmau Ta.Himmat Nagar596 people
- Rajapur594 people
- Manikapur577 people
- Kathar576 people
- Kaulipur559 people
- Nadan559 people
- Jalalabad549 people
- Air547 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Vashiraha?573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vashiraha in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Vashiraha?67.0% (Census 2011)