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

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Village · Sikandra, Kanpur Dehat 

# Urshan

Urshan is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,271 people in 677 households**, the 14th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 3,271people (2011)
- 677households
- 76.3%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Urshan

Of every 100 households in Urshan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Urshan · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**18%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**70%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Urshan?

■ Urshan · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**890

Working population ****46.6%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 65.4% for women. 58% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 514 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 448 (29%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (7%) · **■** Marginal 444 (29%)

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

- Pindarathu3,467 people
- Satura3,439 people
- Budhauli3,354 people
- Hisawan3,299 people
- Bhandemau3,260 people
- Mahmudpur Buzurg2,896 people
- Akna2,858 people
- Silhara2,698 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Urshan?3,271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urshan in?Kanpur Dehat district (Sikandra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Urshan?76.3% (Census 2011)