# Shankarpur Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,616 people in 538 households**, the 9th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 3,616people (2011)
- 538households
- 64.6%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankarpur

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 28 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**48%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****84%**

**91%

Television ****20%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**928

Working population ****29.1%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 53.9% for women. 44% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 239 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (18%) · **■** Household industry 58 (6%) · **■** Other work 142 (13%) · **■** Marginal 421 (40%)

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 Harraiya

- Ashokpur4,576 people
- Baragal4,250 people
- Jagannathpur4,146 people
- Unji Mustahakam3,954 people
- Bangawa Khas3,596 people
- Raghunathpur3,465 people
- Malauli Gosai3,422 people
- Ramgarh Khas3,264 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankarpur?3,616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?64.6% (Census 2011)