# Shekhapur Village, Chunar, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chunar, Mirzapur 

# Shekhapur

Shekhapur is a village in Chunar sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **196 people in 34 households**, the 472nd largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 196people (2011)
- 34households
- 59.0%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhapur

Of every 100 households in Shekhapur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhapur · ■ Chunar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****70%**

**73%

Television ****30%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Shekhapur?

■ Shekhapur · ■ Chunar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**902

Working population ****32.7%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 53.3% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (8%) · **■** Marginal 56 (88%)

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 Chunar

- Tilanga Sani212 people
- Keshavpur Mafi201 people
- Chak Milki199 people
- Chandauli198 people
- Chak Madar193 people
- Chakalia191 people
- Maharachh178 people
- Khairuddin Pur171 people

[All 620 villages in Chunar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/chunar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhapur?196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhapur in?Mirzapur district (Chunar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhapur?59.0% (Census 2011)