# Shambhuwa Village, Kanpur, Kanpur Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Kanpur, Kanpur Nagar 

# Shambhuwa

Shambhuwa is a village in Kanpur sub-district of Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,278 people in 1,164 households**, the 13th largest of 252 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 6,278people (2011)
- 1,164households
- 70.8%literacy
- 841females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shambhuwa

Of every 100 households in Shambhuwa in 2011, 8 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shambhuwa · ■ Kanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**23%

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

**27%

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

**72%

Tap water ****12%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**28%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****73%**

**73%

Television ****12%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**11%

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 Shambhuwa?

■ Shambhuwa · ■ Kanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****841**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**885

Working population ****39.4%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 61.2% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 582 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 745 (30%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 230 (9%) · **■** Marginal 897 (36%)

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 Kanpur

- Rampur Bhimsen7,359 people
- Phuphuwarsuithok7,274 people
- Hathi Pur6,850 people
- Pipar Gawan6,501 people
- Bhairam Pur6,102 people
- Bhautipratappur6,034 people
- Narwal5,578 people
- Jamoo5,552 people

[All 279 villages in Kanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shambhuwa?6,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shambhuwa in?Kanpur Nagar district (Kanpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shambhuwa?70.8% (Census 2011)