# Ahmad Baj Village, Shikarpur, Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shikarpur, Bulandshahr 

# Ahmad Baj

Ahmad Baj is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,622 people in 277 households**, the 99th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,622people (2011)
- 277households
- 67.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ahmad Baj

Of every 100 households in Ahmad Baj in 2011, 4 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ahmad Baj · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**72%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****64%**

**70%

Television ****19%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

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 Ahmad Baj?

■ Ahmad Baj · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**846

Working population ****50.6%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 56.0% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 286 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (5%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (7%) · **■** Marginal 430 (52%)

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 Shikarpur

- Bad1,710 people
- Chakla1,660 people
- Turkipura Khas1,658 people
- Poroli1,656 people
- Khandar1,622 people
- Jainawai1,614 people
- Samaspur1,605 people
- Syarli1,605 people

[All 182 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bulandshahr/shikarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ahmad Baj?1,622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahmad Baj in?Bulandshahr district (Shikarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ahmad Baj?67.7% (Census 2011)