# Amarpur Village, Shikarpur, Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shikarpur, Bulandshahr 

# Amarpur

Amarpur is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,320 people in 406 households**, the 58th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,320people (2011)
- 406households
- 63.8%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amarpur

Of every 100 households in Amarpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Amarpur · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**15%

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

**24%

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

**74%

Tap water ****41%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****80%**

**70%

Television ****36%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Amarpur?

■ Amarpur · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**846

Working population ****40.8%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 41.5% for women. 51% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 350 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (11%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (12%) · **■** Marginal 372 (39%)

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

- Surjawali2,395 people
- Anchar Kalan2,364 people
- Jakhauta2,351 people
- Hazaratpur2,325 people
- Runsi2,318 people
- Karaina2,295 people
- Lalgarhi2,280 people
- Soi2,229 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amarpur?2,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarpur in?Bulandshahr district (Shikarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amarpur?63.8% (Census 2011)