Socio-Economic Status

One aspect of living conditions in the district is the type of dwelling that households reside in. 7 percent of households live in a temporary structure while 43.3 percent of households live in semi-permanent structure. The district ranks 352 among 591 districts of India in terms of percentage of household living a temporary structure (a higher rank reflects a poor performance). An indicator of the level of deprivation in the district is the proportion of households without any of the following: radio, television, telephone, bicycle, scooter, car or a bank account.

Rural School Infrastructure

Central to the ability to increase the level of educational attainment is ease of access to schools. Of the 3290 villages, 58.3 percent have a primary school, 16.4 have a middle school, 7.8 percent have a secondary or senior secondary school and 1.2 percent has a college.

Rural Health Infrastructure

Of the 3290 villages, 0.9 percent has a primary health centre while 1.4 percent has a primary health sub centre. Jaunpur ranks 294, 420 in terms of percentage of villages having a primary health centre and primary health sub centre. In order to improve reproductive and child health indicators it is necessary not only to ensure that 100 percent of villages have a primary health sub centre but adequate medical supplies are available in each centre.