# Sauraeya Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Sauraeya

Sauraeya is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,588 people in 337 households**, the 71st largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,588people (2011)
- 337households
- 74.4%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sauraeya

Of every 100 households in Sauraeya in 2011, 10 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sauraeya · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****83%**

**80%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Sauraeya?

■ Sauraeya · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**920

Working population ****38.5%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 62.8% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 366 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (8%) · **■** Household industry 130 (13%) · **■** Other work 96 (10%) · **■** Marginal 321 (32%)

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

- Seedha2,657 people
- Darana2,643 people
- Bandhgaon2,636 people
- Shahapur2,589 people
- Sultanpur Ghughuri2,580 people
- Banuadeeh2,579 people
- Jamdara2,566 people
- Abbopur2,550 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sauraeya?2,588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sauraeya in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sauraeya?74.4% (Census 2011)