# Shekhapur Village, Faridpur, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Faridpur, Bareilly 

# Shekhapur

Shekhapur is a village in Faridpur sub-district of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,078 people in 506 households**, the 18th largest of 329 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 3,078people (2011)
- 506households
- 41.8%literacy
- 797females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhapur

Of every 100 households in Shekhapur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shekhapur · ■ Faridpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**69%

Tap water ****49%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**74%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****82%**

**66%

Television ****21%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Shekhapur?

■ Shekhapur · ■ Faridpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.8%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****797**

**860

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****678**

**881

Working population ****25.5%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 29.9% for women. 41% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 348 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (24%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 34 (4%) · **■** Marginal 195 (25%)

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 Faridpur

- Malahpur3,508 people
- Shahpur3,361 people
- Bewel Barkatpur3,189 people
- Shivpuri3,164 people
- Gausganj Sarai3,055 people
- Nagaria Vikram2,963 people
- Dalautpur Karena2,950 people
- Nawadia Kalyanpur2,912 people

[All 382 villages in Faridpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/faridpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhapur?3,078 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhapur in?Bareilly district (Faridpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhapur?41.8% (Census 2011)