# Shahpur Village, Lalganj, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Lalganj, Azamgarh 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 72 households**, the 326th largest of 517 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 485people (2011)
- 72households
- 71.8%literacy
- 1,266females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shahpur

Of every 100 households in Shahpur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Lalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**42%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****71%**

**79%

Television ****15%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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?

■ Shahpur · ■ Lalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1266**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761**

**913

Working population ****14.8%**

**28.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 62.3% for women. 26% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Lalganj

- Chauki Deo Gaon506 people
- Mahmoodpur499 people
- Deupur485 people
- Rasulpur Chak Chaube485 people
- Kharag Urf Chakiya483 people
- Lodhapur483 people
- Sultanpur481 people
- Jigani467 people

[All 559 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/lalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shahpur?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Azamgarh district (Lalganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?71.8% (Census 2011)