# Surkharu Village, Shikarpur, Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shikarpur, Bulandshahr 

# Surkharu

Surkharu is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,498 people in 445 households**, the 49th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,498people (2011)
- 445households
- 76.7%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Surkharu

Of every 100 households in Surkharu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Surkharu · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****95%**

**70%

Television ****71%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Surkharu?

■ Surkharu · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**846

Working population ****38.2%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 63.1% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 424 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 35 (4%) · **■** Other work 280 (29%) · **■** Marginal 208 (22%)

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

- Bhataula2,568 people
- Hauganpur2,564 people
- Sarbhanna2,526 people
- Hurthala2,508 people
- Ranayach Narendrapur2,495 people
- Asrauli2,441 people
- Badarkha Sirbas2,426 people
- Tunda Khera2,423 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Surkharu?2,498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surkharu in?Bulandshahr district (Shikarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surkharu?76.7% (Census 2011)