# Shekhanpur Village, Mariahu, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mariahu, Jaunpur 

# Shekhanpur

Shekhanpur is a village in Mariahu sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 68 households**, the 452nd largest of 652 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 495people (2011)
- 68households
- 56.7%literacy
- 1,281females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhanpur

Of every 100 households in Shekhanpur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shekhanpur · ■ Mariahu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**86%

Tap water ****6%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**33%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**83%

Television ****46%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

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 Shekhanpur?

■ Shekhanpur · ■ Mariahu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1281**

**1065

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**922

Working population ****51.3%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 42.4% for women. 46% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 77 (30%)

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 Mariahu

- Teliyani507 people
- Keshopur505 people
- Koraha504 people
- Chilai499 people
- Araji Bhora493 people
- Ranapur492 people
- Saraiya491 people
- Bhawanipur487 people

[All 682 villages in Mariahu](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/mariahu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhanpur?495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhanpur in?Jaunpur district (Mariahu sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhanpur?56.7% (Census 2011)