# Shekhpur, Mariahu, Jaunpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mariahu, Jaunpur 

# Shekhpur

Shekhpur is a village in [Mariahu](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/mariahu/) sub-district of [Jaunpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **2,554 people in 357 households**, the 73rd largest of 652 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,554people (2011)
- 357households
- 80.4%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhpur

Of every 100 households in Shekhpur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Shekhpur · ■ Mariahu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**86%

Tap water ****11%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**94%

Use banking services ****93%**

**83%

Television ****29%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Mariahu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**1065

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**922

Working population ****33.6%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 68.8% for women. 44% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (9%) · **■** Household industry 474 (55%) · **■** Other work 155 (18%) · **■** Marginal 116 (14%)

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

- Javansipur2,594 people
- Parmalpur2,574 people
- Patti Kirat Rai2,573 people
- Pachauli2,555 people
- Jamua2,544 people
- Katavar2,542 people
- Nokara2,538 people
- Gothanva2,536 people

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

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhpur?2,554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpur in?Jaunpur district (Mariahu sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpur?80.4% (Census 2011)