# Samshipur Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Samshipur

Samshipur is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **772 people in 107 households**, the 304th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 772people (2011)
- 107households
- 75.6%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samshipur

Of every 100 households in Samshipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samshipur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****94%**

**80%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****53%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Samshipur?

■ Samshipur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**920

Working population ****28.0%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 65.7% for women. 32% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (24%) · **■** Marginal 80 (37%)

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

- Kanwariya786 people
- Jaukabad785 people
- Kishunpur785 people
- Bansgaon784 people
- Basupur771 people
- Mujjakirpur766 people
- Sonikpur753 people
- Benipur Sarahara751 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samshipur?772 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samshipur in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samshipur?75.6% (Census 2011)