# Sherpur Taraunda Village, Akbarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat 

# Sherpur Taraunda

Sherpur Taraunda is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,156 people in 586 households**, the 41st largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 3,156people (2011)
- 586households
- 78.1%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherpur Taraunda

Of every 100 households in Sherpur Taraunda in 2011, 12 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sherpur Taraunda · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**75%

Tap water ****6%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****79%**

**68%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Sherpur Taraunda?

■ Sherpur Taraunda · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**899

Working population ****32.4%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 69.9% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 215 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (16%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 167 (16%) · **■** Marginal 457 (45%)

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 Akbarpur

- Lohari3,291 people
- Nagin Jasi3,272 people
- Banar Ali3,264 people
- Duwari3,216 people
- Rampur Kukhat3,147 people
- Nariha3,055 people
- Baluapur3,042 people
- Gangrauli3,021 people

[All 275 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherpur Taraunda?3,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur Taraunda in?Kanpur Dehat district (Akbarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur Taraunda?78.1% (Census 2011)