# Chak Shahjani Village, Dhampur, Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Dhampur, Bijnor 

# Chak Shahjani

Chak Shahjani is a village in Dhampur sub-district of Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,187 people in 214 households**, the 261st largest of 658 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,187people (2011)
- 214households
- 66.3%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Shahjani

Of every 100 households in Chak Shahjani in 2011, 30 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Shahjani · ■ Dhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**47%

Tap water ****81%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****95%**

**78%

Television ****54%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chak Shahjani?

■ Chak Shahjani · ■ Dhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****703**

**880

Working population ****35.7%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 54.5% for women. 44% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (48%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 80 (19%) · **■** Marginal 55 (13%)

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 Dhampur

- Umarpur Nathan1,199 people
- Alavalpur1,197 people
- Kadrabad1,192 people
- Chak Gordhan1,188 people
- Mukarrabpur1,187 people
- Haldua Mafi1,186 people
- Husainpur Kala1,160 people
- Hasanpur Palki1,159 people

[All 889 villages in Dhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bijnor/dhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Shahjani?1,187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Shahjani in?Bijnor district (Dhampur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Shahjani?66.3% (Census 2011)