Mariahu Tahsil, with population of about 8 lakh is Jaunpur district's the 2nd most populous sub district, located in Jaunpur district of the state Uttar Pradesh in India. There are 652 villages in the sub district, among them Sureri is the most populous village with population of 6863 and Kiyara is the least populous village with population of 6. Gandhaunna is the biggest village in the sub district with an area of 12 km2 and Jamin Jangi is the smallest with 0 km2.
There are 2 cities in the sub district which comes under the sub district administration, those are - Mariahu Nagar Panchayat; and Dhanauha Census Town.
Demographics
The sub district is home to about 8 lakh people, among them about 3.9 lakh (49%) are male and about 4.1 lakh (51%) are female. 78% of the whole population are from general caste, 22% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Mariahu tahsil is 15%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 1.2 lakh households in the sub district and an average 7 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 96% (about 7.7 lakh) live in Mariahu Sub District rural part and 4% (about 29 thousand) population live in the Mariahu Sub District urban part.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
800,862 |
625,343 |
174,644 |
875 |
118,810 |
| Male |
388,701 |
301,837 |
86,436 |
428 |
61,826 |
| Female |
412,161 |
323,506 |
88,208 |
447 |
56,984 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 91% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district followed by Muslims which contribute 8% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 1063 in Muslims are 1027.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
800,862 |
729,910 |
65,518 |
791 |
235 |
2,477 |
96 |
49 |
1,786 |
| Male |
388,701 |
353,731 |
32,325 |
378 |
130 |
1,205 |
38 |
20 |
874 |
| Female |
412,161 |
376,179 |
33,193 |
413 |
105 |
1,272 |
58 |
29 |
912 |
Growth of population
Population of the sub district has increased by 9.2% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 7.3 lakh. Female population growth rate of the sub district is 10.7% which is 3.1% higher than male population growth rate of 7.6%. General caste population has increased by 8.2%; Schedule caste population has increased by 12.1%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 1051.3% and child population has decreased by -19.8% in the sub district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
9.2% |
8.2% |
12.1% |
1051.3% |
-19.8% |
| Male |
7.6% |
6.6% |
11.1% |
830.4% |
-19.6% |
| Female |
10.7% |
9.9% |
13.1% |
1390% |
-20% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 1060 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 1072, in schedule caste is 1021 and in schedule tribe is 1044. There are 922 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the sub district. Overall sex ratio in the sub district has increased by 28 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 4 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
28 |
32 |
19 |
392 |
-4 |
| 2011 |
1060 |
1072 |
1021 |
1044 |
922 |
| 2001 |
1032 |
1040 |
1002 |
652 |
926 |
Literacy
Total about 4.8 lakh people in the sub district are literate, among them about 2.7 lakh are male and about 2 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Mariahu is 70%. 84% of male and 58% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 12%. Male literacy has gone up by 7% and female literacy rate has gone up by 17%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
11.8% |
6.6% |
16.9% |
| 2011 |
70.2% |
83.9% |
57.6% |
| 2001 |
58.4% |
77.3% |
40.7% |
Workers profile
Mariahu has 34% (about 2.7 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 42% male and 27% female population are working population. 31% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 11% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 13% of total female population are main and 14% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
34.2% |
21.7% |
12.6% |
65.8% |
| Male |
41.9% |
30.5% |
11.4% |
58.1% |
| Female |
27% |
13.3% |
13.7% |
73% |