# Hamzapur Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Hamzapur

Hamzapur is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,263 people in 194 households**, the 204th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,263people (2011)
- 194households
- 63.3%literacy
- 1,170females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hamzapur

Of every 100 households in Hamzapur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hamzapur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****20%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**45%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****68%**

**80%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Hamzapur?

■ Hamzapur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1170**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**920

Working population ****20.2%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 55.5% for women. 37% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (6%) · **■** Household industry 24 (9%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 103 (40%)

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

- Tikari Kalan1,288 people
- Ekadla1,285 people
- Akkhipur1,284 people
- Salempur1,271 people
- Kanamau1,256 people
- Amanwan Khurd1,243 people
- Chhitam Patti1,240 people
- Malhach1,239 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hamzapur?1,263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hamzapur in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hamzapur?63.3% (Census 2011)