# Maharaipur Shekh Village, Najibabad, Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Najibabad, Bijnor 

# Maharaipur Shekh

Maharaipur Shekh is a village in Najibabad sub-district of Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,015 people in 190 households**, the 189th largest of 402 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,015people (2011)
- 190households
- 68.8%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maharaipur Shekh

Of every 100 households in Maharaipur Shekh in 2011, 26 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maharaipur Shekh · ■ Najibabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****100%**

**74%

Television ****35%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Maharaipur Shekh?

■ Maharaipur Shekh · ■ Najibabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**882

Working population ****25.2%**

**28.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 53.0% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (21%) · **■** Marginal 45 (18%)

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 Najibabad

- Rasoolpur Shahabuddin1,037 people
- Manupura1,031 people
- Basera1,024 people
- Aurangpur Nandlal1,023 people
- Mukimpur Padarath999 people
- Nangla Hardas998 people
- Mohammad Alipur Alimuddin987 people
- Alawalpur Nainu986 people

[All 520 villages in Najibabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bijnor/najibabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maharaipur Shekh?1,015 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharaipur Shekh in?Bijnor district (Najibabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maharaipur Shekh?68.8% (Census 2011)