# Shikarpur Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,078 people in 356 households**, the 232nd largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,078people (2011)
- 356households
- 71.9%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Shikarpur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**80%

Tap water ****28%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**96%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****38%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Shikarpur?

■ Shikarpur · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**928

Working population ****44.7%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 60.1% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (10%) · **■** Household industry 71 (8%) · **■** Other work 166 (18%) · **■** Marginal 534 (57%)

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 Maharajganj

- Rampur Meer2,097 people
- Karauta2,090 people
- Siswaraja2,084 people
- Majhaua2,079 people
- Vijaypur2,069 people
- Dharampur2,055 people
- Dekahi2,047 people
- Jagadishpur2,043 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shikarpur?2,078 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?71.9% (Census 2011)