# Shekhpur Village, Sawayajpur, Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Sawayajpur, Hardoi 

# Shekhpur

Shekhpur is a village in Sawayajpur sub-district of Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,295 people in 211 households**, the 131st largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 1,295people (2011)
- 211households
- 69.4%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhpur

Of every 100 households in Shekhpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhpur · ■ Sawayajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**83%

Tap water ****84%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**59%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****1%**

**65%

Television ****13%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Shekhpur?

■ Shekhpur · ■ Sawayajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**844

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**892

Working population ****27.9%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 57.4% for women. 53% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 322 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 24 (7%)

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 Sawayajpur

- Dhak Pura1,304 people
- Kharuddinpur1,304 people
- Asmadha1,303 people
- Malikapur1,303 people
- Gaura Udaipur1,280 people
- Ramapur1,276 people
- Bhanapur Sisala1,242 people
- Mattipur1,235 people

[All 379 villages in Sawayajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hardoi/sawayajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhpur?1,295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpur in?Hardoi district (Sawayajpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpur?69.4% (Census 2011)