# Shakapur Village, Mohammadabad, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mohammadabad, Ghazipur 

# Shakapur

Shakapur is a village in Mohammadabad sub-district of Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,353 people in 332 households**, the 84th largest of 833 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 2,353people (2011)
- 332households
- 58.1%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shakapur

Of every 100 households in Shakapur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shakapur · ■ Mohammadabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**79%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**12%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Shakapur?

■ Shakapur · ■ Mohammadabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**928

Working population ****25.1%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 42.9% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 291 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (8%) · **■** Marginal 102 (17%)

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 Mohammadabad

- Rohili2,380 people
- Barauli Kalan Awal2,373 people
- Narayan Pur2,359 people
- Dahendu2,355 people
- Dharwara Kalan2,352 people
- Rasulpur Habibulla2,344 people
- Bhadeyser2,316 people
- Kayam Pur2,314 people

[All 1,134 villages in Mohammadabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/mohammadabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shakapur?2,353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakapur in?Ghazipur district (Mohammadabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shakapur?58.1% (Census 2011)