# Marhat, Shahganj, Jaunpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Marhat

Marhat is a village in [Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/) sub-district of [Jaunpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,191 people in 158 households**, the 218th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,191people (2011)
- 158households
- 76.1%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marhat

Of every 100 households in Marhat in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Marhat · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**45%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**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 Marhat?

■ Marhat · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**920

Working population ****22.7%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 65.1% for women. 36% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (9%) · **■** Marginal 38 (14%)

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

- Fateh Garh1,197 people
- Meharanva1,197 people
- Etmadpur1,195 people
- Khalilpur1,195 people
- Barganva1,182 people
- Dandsawli1,179 people
- Karaundi1,177 people
- Younuspur1,165 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marhat?1,191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marhat in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marhat?76.1% (Census 2011)