# Sheikhpur Kandhela Village, Behat, Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Behat, Saharanpur 

# Sheikhpur Kandhela

Sheikhpur Kandhela is a village in Behat sub-district of Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **290 people in 45 households**, the 241st largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 290people (2011)
- 45households
- 57.7%literacy
- 1,071females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sheikhpur Kandhela

Of every 100 households in Sheikhpur Kandhela in 2011, 11 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sheikhpur Kandhela · ■ Behat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****16%**

**54%

Television ****0%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

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 Sheikhpur Kandhela?

■ Sheikhpur Kandhela · ■ Behat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1172**

**912

Working population ****21.4%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 51.7% for women. 44% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Household industry 20 (32%) · **■** Other work 20 (32%) · **■** Marginal 9 (15%)

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 Behat

- Qawadpur315 people
- Ismailpur Aht310 people
- Fatehpur Nauabad309 people
- Mirzapur Grant Must.309 people
- Sunheti Must.277 people
- Alauddinpur Bans Must276 people
- Jamalpur Aht.272 people
- Hamirpur259 people

[All 324 villages in Behat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur/behat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sheikhpur Kandhela?290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sheikhpur Kandhela in?Saharanpur district (Behat sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sheikhpur Kandhela?57.7% (Census 2011)