# Shekhupur Village, Raniganj, Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Raniganj, Pratapgarh 

# Shekhupur

Shekhupur is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,371 people in 339 households**, the 57th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 2,371people (2011)
- 339households
- 64.7%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhupur

Of every 100 households in Shekhupur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhupur · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****27%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****16%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shekhupur?

■ Shekhupur · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**904

Working population ****34.1%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 51.1% for women. 40% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 42 (5%) · **■** Other work 84 (10%) · **■** Marginal 485 (60%)

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 Raniganj

- Kanevra Purey Khushali2,441 people
- Sarai Sultani2,433 people
- Banvapur2,427 people
- Kothiyari2,375 people
- Rastipur2,362 people
- Rainipur Sakhariya2,350 people
- Mirjapur2,338 people
- Delhupur2,324 people

[All 303 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/pratapgarh/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhupur?2,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhupur in?Pratapgarh district (Raniganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhupur?64.7% (Census 2011)