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

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Village · Meja, Allahabad 

# Shahpur Kala

Shahpur Kala is a village in Meja sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,374 people in 404 households**, the 68th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 2,374people (2011)
- 404households
- 59.9%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shahpur Kala

Of every 100 households in Shahpur Kala in 2011, 52 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shahpur Kala · ■ Meja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****5%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****80%**

**73%

Television ****28%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shahpur Kala?

■ Shahpur Kala · ■ Meja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**912

Working population ****34.4%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 41.8% for women. 38% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 751 (92%)

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

- Achhola Uparhar2,466 people
- Lutar2,434 people
- Kotaha2,416 people
- Sujani Samodha2,381 people
- Payagpur2,357 people
- Bedauri Tappa Manda2,350 people
- Samogara2,331 people
- Chaukiha2,327 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shahpur Kala?2,374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur Kala in?Allahabad district (Meja sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur Kala?59.9% (Census 2011)