# Garothan Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Garothan

Garothan is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,236 people in 154 households**, the 209th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,236people (2011)
- 154households
- 66.9%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garothan

Of every 100 households in Garothan in 2011, 57 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Garothan · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****5%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**80%

Television ****36%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Garothan?

■ Garothan · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**920

Working population ****22.1%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 58.3% for women. 34% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 168 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (25%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 18 (7%)

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

- Kanamau1,256 people
- Amanwan Khurd1,243 people
- Chhitam Patti1,240 people
- Malhach1,239 people
- Maroofpur1,225 people
- Baranji1,210 people
- Sukarana Kalan1,210 people
- Khanpur1,198 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garothan?1,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garothan in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garothan?66.9% (Census 2011)