# Balmeetpur Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Balmeetpur

Balmeetpur is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **561 people in 87 households**, the 346th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 561people (2011)
- 87households
- 73.9%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balmeetpur

Of every 100 households in Balmeetpur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balmeetpur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****89%**

**80%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Balmeetpur?

■ Balmeetpur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**920

Working population ****26.7%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 59.9% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (22%) · **■** Marginal 50 (33%)

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

- Sukarana Khurd569 people
- Sultanpur569 people
- Mahmoodpur564 people
- Nooruddinpur562 people
- Gopalpur559 people
- Zalibpur557 people
- Baharipur554 people
- Ramapur553 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balmeetpur?561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balmeetpur in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balmeetpur?73.9% (Census 2011)