# Shahpur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **707 people in 94 households**, the 335th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 707people (2011)
- 94households
- 70.4%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shahpur

Of every 100 households in Shahpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****77%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****57%**

**84%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shahpur?

■ Shahpur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**924

Working population ****35.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 55.2% for women. 38% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Machhlishahr

- Sakhavat715 people
- Pure Lal714 people
- Nathupur711 people
- Karaura710 people
- Rajgarh699 people
- Lewa693 people
- Belauna Khurd691 people
- Daudpur690 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shahpur?707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?70.4% (Census 2011)