# Shakha Village, Sirathu, Kaushambi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sirathu, Kaushambi 

# Shakha

Shakha is a village in Sirathu sub-district of Kaushambi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,733 people in 734 households**, the 19th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 4,733people (2011)
- 734households
- 62.2%literacy
- 852females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shakha

Of every 100 households in Shakha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shakha · ■ Sirathu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**9%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****51%**

**64%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shakha?

■ Shakha · ■ Sirathu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**928

Working population ****40.5%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 49.5% for women. 49% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 348 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 900 (47%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 85 (4%) · **■** Marginal 551 (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 Sirathu

- Kanwar5,336 people
- Bisara5,335 people
- Chamandha5,152 people
- Dhumai4,760 people
- Govindpur Goriyon4,521 people
- Andhawa4,517 people
- Saini4,418 people
- Bidanpur Kakorha4,391 people

[All 290 villages in Sirathu](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kaushambi/sirathu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shakha?4,733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakha in?Kaushambi district (Sirathu sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shakha?62.2% (Census 2011)