# Mela Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Mela

Mela is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,835 people in 299 households**, the 127th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,835people (2011)
- 299households
- 74.2%literacy
- 1,078females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mela

Of every 100 households in Mela in 2011, 18 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mela · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****20%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**80%

Television ****17%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**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 Mela?

■ Mela · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1422**

**920

Working population ****45.4%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 60.6% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 515 (62%) · **■** Household industry 43 (5%) · **■** Other work 77 (9%) · **■** Marginal 103 (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

- Pakari1,845 people
- Amari1,842 people
- Basauli1,836 people
- Katghar1,836 people
- Kohra1,831 people
- Shekhpur1,823 people
- Pura Sambhal Shah1,818 people
- Loniya Patti1,796 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mela?1,835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mela in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mela?74.2% (Census 2011)