# Meerpur Shekhpur Village, Akbarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar 

# Meerpur Shekhpur

Meerpur Shekhpur is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Ambedkar Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,370 people in 211 households**, the 131st largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,370people (2011)
- 211households
- 74.8%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meerpur Shekhpur

Of every 100 households in Meerpur Shekhpur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Meerpur Shekhpur · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**24%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****99%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****78%**

**77%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Meerpur Shekhpur?

■ Meerpur Shekhpur · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772**

**943

Working population ****44.0%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 65.4% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 459 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (17%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 21 (3%)

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 Akbarpur

- Chandane1,380 people
- Nandupur1,374 people
- Kajur Dieh1,373 people
- Sahane Mau1,373 people
- Andhe Ukha1,369 people
- Dargah Shan Ramjan1,367 people
- Kurcha1,362 people
- Salaudden Pur1,358 people

[All 306 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ambedkar-nagar/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meerpur Shekhpur?1,370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meerpur Shekhpur in?Ambedkar Nagar district (Akbarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Meerpur Shekhpur?74.8% (Census 2011)