# Sahson Village, Phulpur, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Phulpur, Allahabad 

# Sahson

Sahson is a village in Phulpur sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,745 people in 821 households**, the 19th largest of 503 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 4,745people (2011)
- 821households
- 76.3%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahson

Of every 100 households in Sahson in 2011, 63 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sahson · ■ Phulpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**79%

Tap water ****27%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**88%

Use banking services ****69%**

**75%

Television ****53%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Sahson?

■ Sahson · ■ Phulpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**904

Working population ****33.9%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 68.0% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (1%) · **■** Household industry 104 (6%) · **■** Other work 801 (50%) · **■** Marginal 615 (38%)

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 Phulpur

- Malawan Khurd4,962 people
- Kataka4,896 people
- Katwarupur4,771 people
- Fajlabad Urf Kaloopur4,745 people
- Beer Kaji4,662 people
- Dhanaechaatter Sueya Malkhanpu4,508 people
- Sherdeeh4,471 people
- Sisae Sipah4,455 people

[All 560 villages in Phulpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/phulpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahson?4,745 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahson in?Allahabad district (Phulpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahson?76.3% (Census 2011)