Village · Colonelganj, Gonda
# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Colonelganj sub-district of Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 3,003 people in 445 households, the 71st largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.
- 3,003 people (2011)
- 445 households
- 55.9% literacy
- 893 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shahpur

Of every 100 households in Shahpur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Colonelganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 30% 10%
- Toilet within the home 24% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 75% 93%
- Tap water 52% 41%
- Drinking water within premises 74% 53%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 96%
- Use banking services 94% 74%
- Television 27% 8%
- Mobile phone 80% 57%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 17% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 6% 11%
- Own their home 98% 99%

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

## What is the population of Shahpur?

■ Shahpur · ■ Colonelganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.9% 56.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 893 907
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 922
- Working population 35.8% 36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 49.3% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 349 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 324 (30%) · ■ Household industry 15 (1%) · ■ Other work 149 (14%) · ■ Marginal 237 (22%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Colonelganj
- Bhairampur 3,064 people
- Changeriya 3,045 people
- Kanjemau 3,034 people
- Gaddaupur 3,011 people
- Parsia Rani 3,001 people
- Pipari Majha 3,001 people
- Koncha Kasimpur 2,988 people
- Hirapur Kamiyar 2,984 people

All 387 villages in Colonelganj

## Other places named Shahpur
- Shahpur · Sub-district, Yadgir · 363,621 people
- Shahpur · Sub-district, Bhojpur · 212,253 people
- Shahpur · Sub-district, Betul · 113,306 people
- Shahpur · Sub-district, Kangra · 67,758 people
- Shahpur · Town, Yadgir · 53,366 people
- Shahpur · Town, Muzaffarnagar · 20,154 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Shahpur? 3,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in? Gonda district (Colonelganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur? 55.9% (Census 2011)

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