# Machharia Village, Gauriganj, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gauriganj, Sultanpur 

# Machharia

Machharia is a village in Gauriganj sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **493 people in 72 households**, the 217th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 493people (2011)
- 72households
- 62.1%literacy
- 780females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machharia

Of every 100 households in Machharia in 2011, 58 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Machharia · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****97%**

**83%

Television ****34%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Machharia?

■ Machharia · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****780**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**933

Working population ****29.8%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 46.0% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (47%) · **■** Marginal 49 (33%)

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 Gauriganj

- Jagmalpur520 people
- Nabbadih515 people
- Kaji Patti503 people
- Paharpur494 people
- Sultanpur493 people
- Baghaiyapur480 people
- Ismailpur427 people
- Lal Shah Pur422 people

[All 259 villages in Gauriganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sultanpur/gauriganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machharia?493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machharia in?Sultanpur district (Gauriganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Machharia?62.1% (Census 2011)