# Shahjani Village, Mariahu, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mariahu, Jaunpur 

# Shahjani

Shahjani is a village in Mariahu sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **820 people in 120 households**, the 338th largest of 652 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 820people (2011)
- 120households
- 73.1%literacy
- 1,222females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shahjani

Of every 100 households in Shahjani in 2011, 6 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shahjani · ■ Mariahu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****79%**

**83%

Television ****27%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shahjani?

■ Shahjani · ■ Mariahu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1222**

**1065

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1418**

**922

Working population ****37.8%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 60.6% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 45 (15%) · **■** Other work 65 (21%) · **■** Marginal 151 (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

- Basheerpur838 people
- Khemapur838 people
- Jaungipur822 people
- Lachhanpur822 people
- Baharaicha814 people
- Singarpur813 people
- Bansdev Patti811 people
- Kakarahi811 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shahjani?820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahjani in?Jaunpur district (Mariahu sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shahjani?73.1% (Census 2011)