# Poorabechu Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Poorabechu

Poorabechu is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 44 households**, the 452nd largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 260people (2011)
- 44households
- 60.4%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Poorabechu

Of every 100 households in Poorabechu in 2011, 48 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Poorabechu · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**80%

Television ****8%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

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

**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 Poorabechu?

■ Poorabechu · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**920

Working population ****45.4%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 46.4% for women. 43% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (11%) · **■** Other work 39 (33%) · **■** Marginal 63 (53%)

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

- Molnapur266 people
- Danapur265 people
- Uchahil Pur264 people
- Jainagara260 people
- Khan Barepur257 people
- Ngahara254 people
- Khargipur251 people
- Bahadurpur246 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Poorabechu?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poorabechu in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poorabechu?60.4% (Census 2011)