# Bharotha Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Bharotha

Bharotha is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,289 people in 199 households**, the 198th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,289people (2011)
- 199households
- 68.0%literacy
- 1,163females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bharotha

Of every 100 households in Bharotha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bharotha · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**80%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

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 Bharotha?

■ Bharotha · ■ Shahganj rural average

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

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**920

Working population ****33.2%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 57.2% for women. 43% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (37%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (6%) · **■** Marginal 221 (52%)

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

- Rajapur1,337 people
- Danapur1,336 people
- Khartappur1,323 people
- Gayaspur Nonari1,311 people
- Launda1,288 people
- Tikari Kalan1,288 people
- Ekadla1,285 people
- Akkhipur1,284 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bharotha?1,289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharotha in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bharotha?68.0% (Census 2011)