# Argoopur Kalan Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Argoopur Kalan

Argoopur Kalan is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **8,560 people in 1,254 households**, the 5th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 8,560people (2011)
- 1,254households
- 71.3%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Argoopur Kalan

Of every 100 households in Argoopur Kalan in 2011, 30 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Argoopur Kalan · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**82%

Tap water ****19%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**80%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Argoopur Kalan?

■ Argoopur Kalan · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**920

Working population ****22.7%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 57.7% for women. 40% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,196 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (2%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 300 (15%) · **■** Marginal 381 (20%)

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 Shahganj

- Mani Kalan11,815 people
- Pilkichha11,522 people
- Sabarahad10,457 people
- Gairwah8,892 people
- Baragaon8,294 people
- Suetha Kalan7,126 people
- Lapari6,424 people
- Takha Mariyam6,319 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Argoopur Kalan?8,560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Argoopur Kalan in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Argoopur Kalan?71.3% (Census 2011)