# Shekhapur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Shekhapur

Shekhapur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **333 people in 67 households**, the 436th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 333people (2011)
- 67households
- 68.6%literacy
- 1,379females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhapur

Of every 100 households in Shekhapur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****80%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****32%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

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

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shekhapur?

■ Shekhapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1379**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**924

Working population ****51.1%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 55.7% for women. 41% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 135 (79%)

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

- Sadi Khurd344 people
- Darapur341 people
- Misirain Patti340 people
- Dhanipur333 people
- Dewapur331 people
- Jogipur Matiyahi330 people
- Babhanpur329 people
- Gajadharpur329 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhapur?333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhapur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhapur?68.6% (Census 2011)