# Akhari Shahpur Village, Meja, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Meja, Allahabad 

# Akhari Shahpur

Akhari Shahpur is a village in Meja sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,607 people in 481 households**, the 55th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 2,607people (2011)
- 481households
- 74.4%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akhari Shahpur

Of every 100 households in Akhari Shahpur in 2011, 32 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akhari Shahpur · ■ Meja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****100%**

**73%

Television ****26%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

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 Akhari Shahpur?

■ Akhari Shahpur · ■ Meja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**912

Working population ****43.9%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 54.2% for women. 45% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 393 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (10%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 170 (15%) · **■** Marginal 444 (39%)

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 Meja

- Gunai Gaharpur2,692 people
- Jarar2,633 people
- Khurma2,632 people
- Vedpur Uparhar2,618 people
- Barsaita2,598 people
- Chilbila2,562 people
- Bijaura2,556 people
- Badhava2,531 people

[All 393 villages in Meja](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/meja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akhari Shahpur?2,607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhari Shahpur in?Allahabad district (Meja sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akhari Shahpur?74.4% (Census 2011)