Village · Burhanpur, Azamgarh
# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Burhanpur sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 155 people in 23 households, the 414th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.
- 155 people (2011)
- 23 households
- 73.0% literacy
- 987 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankarpur

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 40 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Burhanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 40% 16%
- Toilet within the home 16% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 87%
- Tap water 4% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 76% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 96%
- Use banking services 96% 85%
- Television 12% 19%
- Mobile phone 92% 70%
- Computer with internet 4% 1%
- Two-wheeler 12% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 3%
- None of these assets 0% 6%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Burhanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.0% 70.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 987 1036
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1250 920
- Working population 19.4% 31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 59.7% for women. 36% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 24 (80%) · ■ Other work 2 (7%) · ■ Marginal 4 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Burhanpur
- Amiliya Mt.Shakar Kola 171 people
- Chak Haraiya 169 people
- Phoolwaria 165 people
- Narainpur 159 people
- Mahmoodpur 151 people
- Rukmuddinpur 149 people
- Govindpur 148 people
- Sujanpur 142 people

All 489 villages in Burhanpur

## Other places named Shankarpur
- Shankarpur · Sub-district, Madhepura · 106,222 people
- Shankarpur · Village, Bhargama, Araria · 8,873 people
- Shankarpur · Village, Chimur, Chandrapur · 6,280 people
- Shankarpur · Village, Haroa, North Twenty Four Parganas · 4,364 people
- Shankarpur · Village, Firozabad, Firozabad · 4,073 people
- Shankarpur · Village, Sursand, Sitamarhi · 3,783 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Shankarpur? 155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in? Azamgarh district (Burhanpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur? 73.0% (Census 2011)

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