# Jyotish Village, Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat 

# Jyotish

Jyotish is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,388 people in 445 households**, the 66th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 2,388people (2011)
- 445households
- 72.9%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jyotish

Of every 100 households in Jyotish in 2011, 6 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jyotish · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**75%

Tap water ****17%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**28%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****66%**

**68%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Jyotish?

■ Jyotish · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730**

**899

Working population ****32.8%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 63.4% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 482 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (8%) · **■** Marginal 59 (8%)

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 Akbarpur

- Tora Mohammadpur2,454 people
- Gaijumau2,452 people
- Chiraura2,426 people
- Gaholiya2,417 people
- Bhujpura2,355 people
- Pur2,347 people
- Alapur2,345 people
- Ant2,326 people

[All 275 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jyotish?2,388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jyotish in?Kanpur Dehat district (Akbarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jyotish?72.9% (Census 2011)