# Burhapur Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Burhapur

Burhapur is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **478 people in 82 households**, the 376th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 478people (2011)
- 82households
- 69.8%literacy
- 1,124females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Burhapur

Of every 100 households in Burhapur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Burhapur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

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

**45%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****85%**

**80%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Burhapur?

■ Burhapur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**920

Working population ****40.2%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 60.0% for women. 41% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 115 (60%)

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

- Ahiyai490 people
- Milky Patty488 people
- Zameen Basti484 people
- Sanjarpur480 people
- Kuriyari475 people
- Yahiyapur Ii472 people
- Bhawanipur471 people
- Tenduwa471 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Burhapur?478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burhapur in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Burhapur?69.8% (Census 2011)