# Shahgarh Village, Puranpur, Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Puranpur, Pilibhit 

# Shahgarh

Shahgarh is a village in Puranpur sub-district of Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,600 people in 466 households**, the 57th largest of 445 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 2,600people (2011)
- 466households
- 61.5%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shahgarh

Of every 100 households in Shahgarh in 2011, 6 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shahgarh · ■ Puranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****85%**

**70%

Television ****12%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**16%

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 Shahgarh?

■ Shahgarh · ■ Puranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**913

Working population ****28.7%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 47.5% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (55%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (12%) · **■** Marginal 43 (6%)

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 Puranpur

- Kuraiya Khurd Kalan2,733 people
- Suabojh2,718 people
- Mahid2,675 people
- Laha2,602 people
- Matena T. Ghungchihai2,574 people
- Bodi Bhoor2,564 people
- Jograjpur2,548 people
- Gajraula Khas2,535 people

[All 498 villages in Puranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/pilibhit/puranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shahgarh?2,600 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahgarh in?Pilibhit district (Puranpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shahgarh?61.5% (Census 2011)