Village · Shikohabad, Firozabad
# Shekhupur

Shekhupur is a village in Shikohabad sub-district of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,036 people in 193 households, the 178th largest of 280 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.
- 1,036 people (2011)
- 193 households
- 78.1% literacy
- 834 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhupur

Of every 100 households in Shekhupur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhupur · ■ Shikohabad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 27%
- Toilet within the home 3% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 87%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 92%
- Use banking services 30% 56%
- Television 11% 27%
- Mobile phone 47% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 21% 11%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shekhupur?

■ Shekhupur · ■ Shikohabad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.1% 74.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 834 869
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 874 881
- Working population 27.6% 28.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 67.0% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 97 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 145 (51%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 21 (7%) · ■ Marginal 19 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shikohabad
- Aswai 1,063 people
- Jahangirpur 1,063 people
- Nagla Chanda 1,058 people
- Kapraoli 1,055 people
- Loharai 1,027 people
- Salempur Bariar Mau 1,020 people
- Nagla Umer 1,014 people
- Kishanpur Armarajat 1,012 people

All 285 villages in Shikohabad

## Other places named Shekhupur
- Shekhupur · Village, Budaun, Budaun · 16,007 people
- Shekhupur · Village, Debai, Bulandshahr · 4,810 people
- Shekhupur · Village, Fatehabad, Agra · 4,529 people
- Shekhupur · Village, Raniganj, Pratapgarh · 2,371 people
- Shekhupur · Village, Atrauli, Aligarh · 1,965 people
- Shekhupur · Village, Sagri, Azamgarh · 1,913 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Shekhupur? 1,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhupur in? Firozabad district (Shikohabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhupur? 78.1% (Census 2011)

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