# Shekhpura Village, Burhanpur, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Burhanpur, Azamgarh 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Burhanpur sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 113 households**, the 275th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 589people (2011)
- 113households
- 72.0%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhpura

Of every 100 households in Shekhpura in 2011, 33 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Burhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****4%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**85%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

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 Shekhpura?

■ Shekhpura · ■ Burhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**920

Working population ****29.9%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 62.1% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 40 (23%) · **■** Marginal 127 (72%)

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 Burhanpur

- Maniyar Pur602 people
- Jhagra Pakar596 people
- Chak Berma595 people
- Majhipur591 people
- Chhitauna Banakhurd583 people
- Goshaipur581 people
- Lakhanpur581 people
- Kathahi579 people

[All 489 villages in Burhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/burhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhpura?589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Azamgarh district (Burhanpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?72.0% (Census 2011)