# Shahapur Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Shahapur

Shahapur is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,589 people in 358 households**, the 70th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,589people (2011)
- 358households
- 62.7%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shahapur

Of every 100 households in Shahapur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shahapur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**80%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Shahapur?

■ Shahapur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**920

Working population ****23.2%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 50.0% for women. 41% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (37%) · **■** Household industry 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 158 (26%) · **■** Marginal 63 (10%)

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

- Mandwal2,658 people
- Seedha2,657 people
- Darana2,643 people
- Bandhgaon2,636 people
- Sauraeya2,588 people
- Sultanpur Ghughuri2,580 people
- Banuadeeh2,579 people
- Jamdara2,566 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shahapur?2,589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahapur in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shahapur?62.7% (Census 2011)