# Basahara Village, Mariahu, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mariahu, Jaunpur 

# Basahara

Basahara is a village in Mariahu sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,372 people in 248 households**, the 197th largest of 652 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,372people (2011)
- 248households
- 72.3%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basahara

Of every 100 households in Basahara in 2011, 26 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basahara · ■ Mariahu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**86%

Tap water ****47%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****82%**

**83%

Television ****56%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Basahara?

■ Basahara · ■ Mariahu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1065

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**922

Working population ****20.1%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 56.7% for women. 28% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 133 (48%) · **■** Marginal 59 (21%)

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 Mariahu

- Sapahi1,398 people
- Datanav1,393 people
- Baghnari1,385 people
- Khuawan1,375 people
- Jethapura1,365 people
- Chhangapur1,364 people
- Jairampwur1,364 people
- Dodapur1,363 people

[All 682 villages in Mariahu](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/mariahu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basahara?1,372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basahara in?Jaunpur district (Mariahu sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basahara?72.3% (Census 2011)