# Sahanipur Village, Sikandra, Kanpur Dehat (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikandra, Kanpur Dehat 

# Sahanipur

Sahanipur is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,692 people in 330 households**, the 53rd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 1,692people (2011)
- 330households
- 79.1%literacy
- 808females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahanipur

Of every 100 households in Sahanipur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahanipur · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****63%**

**70%

Television ****13%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**15%

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 Sahanipur?

■ Sahanipur · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****808**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858**

**890

Working population ****28.3%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 66.3% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 143 (30%) · **■** Marginal 199 (42%)

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 Sikandra

- Reewan1,742 people
- Amauli Kurmiyan1,721 people
- Faridpur Nitarra1,717 people
- Jatiapur1,712 people
- Ninhaura1,685 people
- Sandna1,685 people
- Bishalpur1,680 people
- Amarahat1,666 people

[All 211 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahanipur?1,692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahanipur in?Kanpur Dehat district (Sikandra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahanipur?79.1% (Census 2011)