# Shekhpur Village, Ghatampur, Kanpur Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Ghatampur, Kanpur Nagar 

# Shekhpur

Shekhpur is a village in Ghatampur sub-district of Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **558 people in 109 households**, the 256th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 558people (2011)
- 109households
- 68.4%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhpur

Of every 100 households in Shekhpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shekhpur · ■ Ghatampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**9%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****82%**

**80%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

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 Shekhpur?

■ Shekhpur · ■ Ghatampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**865

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**887

Working population ****32.1%**

**39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 57.5% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (31%) · **■** Marginal 21 (12%)

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 Ghatampur

- Bichhipur616 people
- Datari602 people
- Bakasara601 people
- Siromanpur565 people
- Anoiya550 people
- Biriya550 people
- Gaura544 people
- Balaha Para Khurd529 people

[All 319 villages in Ghatampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/ghatampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhpur?558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpur in?Kanpur Nagar district (Ghatampur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpur?68.4% (Census 2011)