# Shekhpur Village, Mariahu, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Mariahu, Jaunpur 

# Shekhpur

Shekhpur is a village in Mariahu sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **630 people in 90 households**, the 395th largest of 652 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 630people (2011)
- 90households
- 77.4%literacy
- 1,165females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhpur

Of every 100 households in Shekhpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shekhpur · ■ Mariahu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**83%

Television ****38%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**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+) ****77.4%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1165**

**1065

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1235**

**922

Working population ****40.6%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 63.6% for women. 36% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (14%) · **■** Marginal 216 (84%)

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

- Manjhanpur663 people
- Shivapur651 people
- Nayakpur646 people
- Patti Jamalpur633 people
- Mahamadpur628 people
- Ghamhapur624 people
- Jagdishpur624 people
- Chak Duban623 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhpur?630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpur in?Jaunpur district (Mariahu sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpur?77.4% (Census 2011)