Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur
# Birishamshuddin Pur

Birishamshuddin Pur is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,459 people in 215 households, the 171st largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 1,459 people (2011)
- 215 households
- 68.4% literacy
- 1,024 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birishamshuddin Pur

Of every 100 households in Birishamshuddin Pur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birishamshuddin Pur · ■ Shahganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 19% 20%
- Toilet within the home 9% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 82%
- Tap water 0% 16%
- Drinking water within premises 71% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94%
- Use banking services 78% 80%
- Television 15% 20%
- Mobile phone 78% 73%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 20% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 3%
- None of these assets 1% 6%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Birishamshuddin Pur?

■ Birishamshuddin Pur · ■ Shahganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.4% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1024 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 912 920
- Working population 21.5% 32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 58.8% for women. 42% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 78 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 118 (38%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 87 (28%) · ■ Marginal 29 (9%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahganj
- Zagipur 1,513 people
- Rasoolpur 1,486 people
- Pakhanpur 1,476 people
- Dhadhwara Khurd 1,465 people
- Chilbili 1,459 people
- Jahooruddinpur 1,452 people
- Khwajapur 1,452 people
- Dumduma 1,443 people

All 543 villages in Shahganj

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Birishamshuddin Pur? 1,459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birishamshuddin Pur in? Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Birishamshuddin Pur? 68.4% (Census 2011)

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