Village · Chandpur, Bijnor
# Shekhpuri Chauhar

Shekhpuri Chauhar is a village in Chandpur sub-district of Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,296 people in 229 households, the 167th largest of 400 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.
- 1,296 people (2011)
- 229 households
- 64.4% literacy
- 892 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhpuri Chauhar

Of every 100 households in Shekhpuri Chauhar in 2011, 10 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shekhpuri Chauhar · ■ Chandpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 10% 25%
- Toilet within the home 40% 51%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 48%
- Tap water 2% 34%
- Drinking water within premises 74% 75%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 89%
- Use banking services 94% 82%
- Television 45% 39%
- Mobile phone 73% 68%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 22% 23%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 10% 12%
- 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 Shekhpuri Chauhar?

■ Shekhpuri Chauhar · ■ Chandpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.4% 69.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 892 916
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 910 868
- Working population 27.5% 29.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 48.4% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 167 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (14%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 122 (34%) · ■ Marginal 16 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chandpur
- Athai Ahir 1,325 people
- Puranpur Siana 1,318 people
- Pauta 1,306 people
- Mehbulla Pur Dhaki 1,296 people
- Rajpur Parsu 1,281 people
- Alampur Adva 1,276 people
- Sabdalpur Khurd 1,273 people
- Bajidpur 1,248 people

All 488 villages in Chandpur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Shekhpuri Chauhar? 1,296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpuri Chauhar in? Bijnor district (Chandpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpuri Chauhar? 64.4% (Census 2011)

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