# Pilkichha Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Pilkichha

Pilkichha is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **11,522 people in 1,714 households**, the 2nd largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 11,522people (2011)
- 1,714households
- 70.6%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pilkichha

Of every 100 households in Pilkichha in 2011, 15 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pilkichha · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**20%

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

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****7%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****85%**

**80%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pilkichha?

■ Pilkichha · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**920

Working population ****45.4%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 58.8% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,495 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (7%) · **■** Household industry 42 (1%) · **■** Other work 648 (12%) · **■** Marginal 2,692 (51%)

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
- Sabarahad10,457 people
- Gairwah8,892 people
- Argoopur Kalan8,560 people
- Baragaon8,294 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pilkichha?11,522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pilkichha in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pilkichha?70.6% (Census 2011)