# Unchgaon Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Unchgaon

Unchgaon is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,438 people in 346 households**, the 82nd largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,438people (2011)
- 346households
- 73.1%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Unchgaon

Of every 100 households in Unchgaon in 2011, 3 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Unchgaon · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**20%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****49%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**45%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**80%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Unchgaon?

■ Unchgaon · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**920

Working population ****31.5%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 62.7% for women. 41% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 227 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (14%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 59 (8%) · **■** Marginal 358 (47%)

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

- Sarai Mohiuddenpur2,472 people
- Sahwai2,461 people
- Rudhauli2,456 people
- Usrauli2,455 people
- Tighara2,403 people
- Godila2,365 people
- Ameraythua2,348 people
- Bharauli2,347 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Unchgaon?2,438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Unchgaon in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Unchgaon?73.1% (Census 2011)