# Shekhpur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Shekhpur

Shekhpur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **255 people in 33 households**, the 465th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 255people (2011)
- 33households
- 69.4%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhpur

Of every 100 households in Shekhpur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhpur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****94%**

**84%

Television ****15%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Shekhpur?

■ Shekhpur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

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

**70.2%

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

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****565**

**924

Working population ****38.0%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 53.8% for women. 31% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 61 (63%)

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

- Muradpur269 people
- Chak English Chak Chain Singh262 people
- Chak Malahatha262 people
- Tazuddinpur Khas256 people
- Bosaula244 people
- Gondalpur243 people
- Pura Hari Narain214 people
- Sisawan200 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhpur?255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpur?69.4% (Census 2011)