# Sheikhahi Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Sheikhahi

Sheikhahi is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **971 people in 148 households**, the 252nd largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 971people (2011)
- 148households
- 68.9%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sheikhahi

Of every 100 households in Sheikhahi in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sheikhahi · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****83%**

**80%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Sheikhahi?

■ Sheikhahi · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****701**

**920

Working population ****42.0%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 57.6% for women. 45% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 158 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (7%) · **■** Marginal 193 (47%)

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

- Chakmaroof Pur994 people
- Lateefpur982 people
- Majhaura973 people
- Mahmdabad971 people
- Bisava Taalluka Tikri970 people
- Atraura963 people
- Piparaul963 people
- Didkhora960 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sheikhahi?971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sheikhahi in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sheikhahi?68.9% (Census 2011)