# Shahabad Village, Pharenda, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Pharenda, Mahrajganj 

# Shahabad

Shahabad is a village in Pharenda sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **8,960 people in 1,443 households**, the 2nd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 8,960people (2011)
- 1,443households
- 65.5%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shahabad

Of every 100 households in Shahabad in 2011, 47 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shahabad · ■ Pharenda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**84%

Tap water ****42%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**94%

Use banking services ****81%**

**85%

Television ****32%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shahabad?

■ Shahabad · ■ Pharenda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**941

Working population ****28.6%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 54.4% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 472 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 534 (21%) · **■** Household industry 126 (5%) · **■** Other work 580 (23%) · **■** Marginal 848 (33%)

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 Pharenda

- Mathura Nagar9,158 people
- Kanapar Urf Ram Nagar7,613 people
- Barat Garha6,631 people
- Dubaulia6,550 people
- Nausagar6,487 people

[All 233 villages in Pharenda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/pharenda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shahabad?8,960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahabad in?Mahrajganj district (Pharenda sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shahabad?65.5% (Census 2011)