# Banhara Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Banhara

Banhara is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,205 people in 345 households**, the 96th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,205people (2011)
- 345households
- 68.0%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banhara

Of every 100 households in Banhara in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Banhara · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****20%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**45%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**80%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Banhara?

■ Banhara · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**920

Working population ****22.9%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 57.3% for women. 39% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (7%) · **■** Household industry 35 (7%) · **■** Other work 282 (56%) · **■** Marginal 60 (12%)

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 Shahganj

- Baddopur2,266 people
- Emampur2,253 people
- Jarron2,241 people
- Latifpur2,220 people
- Amawan Kalan2,184 people
- Parasin2,159 people
- Rafipur2,156 people
- Marawa Mohiuddinpur2,150 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banhara?2,205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banhara in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banhara?68.0% (Census 2011)