# Gauhar Village, Mariahu, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Mariahu, Jaunpur 

# Gauhar

Gauhar is a village in Mariahu sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,859 people in 291 households**, the 123rd largest of 652 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,859people (2011)
- 291households
- 70.7%literacy
- 1,127females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gauhar

Of every 100 households in Gauhar in 2011, 4 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gauhar · ■ Mariahu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**86%

Tap water ****49%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****79%**

**83%

Television ****35%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**20%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gauhar?

■ Gauhar · ■ Mariahu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127**

**1065

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**922

Working population ****19.3%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 56.1% for women. 21% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (8%) · **■** Marginal 176 (49%)

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

- Bidauri1,889 people
- Madhi1,889 people
- Kajipur1,882 people
- Newada1,868 people
- Tekardih1,823 people
- Etaye1,810 people
- Kolwari1,803 people
- Bhusehra1,791 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gauhar?1,859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gauhar in?Jaunpur district (Mariahu sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gauhar?70.7% (Census 2011)