# Lavayen Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Lavayen

Lavayen is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,263 people in 476 households**, the 41st largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 3,263people (2011)
- 476households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lavayen

Of every 100 households in Lavayen in 2011, 15 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lavayen · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**20%

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

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****23%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**45%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****90%**

**80%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Lavayen?

■ Lavayen · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**920

Working population ****29.0%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 57.6% for women. 39% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 313 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 272 (29%) · **■** Marginal 260 (27%)

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

- Ranimau3,493 people
- Madithi3,468 people
- Potaria3,343 people
- Sarai Khuaja3,286 people
- Ishapur3,248 people
- Kalapur3,218 people
- Gorari Khalilpur3,130 people
- Porai Khurd3,113 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lavayen?3,263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lavayen in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lavayen?69.6% (Census 2011)