Village · Powayan, Shahjahanpur
# Chak Jhau

Chak Jhau is a village in Powayan sub-district of Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 517 people in 112 households, the 435th largest of 671 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.
- 517 people (2011)
- 112 households
- 80.9% literacy
- 887 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Jhau

Of every 100 households in Chak Jhau in 2011, 2 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Jhau · ■ Powayan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 13%
- Toilet within the home 40% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 69%
- Tap water 94% 30%
- Drinking water within premises 64% 68%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 90%
- Use banking services 86% 77%
- Television 18% 22%
- Mobile phone 69% 56%
- Computer with internet 5% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 7% 14%
- Own their home 96% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chak Jhau?

■ Chak Jhau · ■ Powayan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.9% 63.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 887 887
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 780 916
- Working population 24.4% 29.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 71.1% for women. 41% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 30 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 73 (58%) · ■ Household industry 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 21 (17%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Powayan
- Chak Udan 520 people
- Koora 520 people
- Belawali 519 people
- Akhtyarpur 517 people
- Bhainsata 514 people
- Todarpur T. Chandpur 513 people
- Khutar Khas 512 people
- Bijaura Bijauria 511 people

All 715 villages in Powayan

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chak Jhau? 517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Jhau in? Shahjahanpur district (Powayan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Jhau? 80.9% (Census 2011)

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