# Sahar Village, Shikarpur, Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shikarpur, Bulandshahr 

# Sahar

Sahar is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,683 people in 448 households**, the 42nd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,683people (2011)
- 448households
- 72.8%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahar

Of every 100 households in Sahar in 2011, 9 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sahar · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**74%

Tap water ****21%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****78%**

**70%

Television ****38%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Sahar?

■ Sahar · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**846

Working population ****36.4%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 58.0% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 313 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (23%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 230 (24%) · **■** Marginal 195 (20%)

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

- Akbarpur Bas Kaneni2,755 people
- Kuwarpur2,748 people
- Jatpura2,705 people
- Karira2,705 people
- Barkatpur2,620 people
- Narau2,597 people
- Bhataula2,568 people
- Hauganpur2,564 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahar?2,683 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahar in?Bulandshahr district (Shikarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahar?72.8% (Census 2011)