# Ambehta Shekha Village, Deoband, Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Deoband, Saharanpur 

# Ambehta Shekha

Ambehta Shekha is a village in Deoband sub-district of Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,771 people in 1,225 households**, the 7th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 7,771people (2011)
- 1,225households
- 71.0%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ambehta Shekha

Of every 100 households in Ambehta Shekha in 2011, 70 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ambehta Shekha · ■ Deoband rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**49%

Tap water ****19%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**88%

Use banking services ****77%**

**75%

Television ****41%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**24%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ambehta Shekha?

■ Ambehta Shekha · ■ Deoband rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**862

Working population ****30.8%**

**29.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 60.8% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 809 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 738 (31%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 638 (27%) · **■** Marginal 172 (7%)

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 Deoband

- Talheri Bujurg10,206 people
- Rajupur9,481 people
- Chandena Koli Must.8,934 people
- Banhera Khas8,107 people
- Nunabadi6,561 people
- Bachiti5,927 people
- Pandauli5,897 people
- Kheda Mugal5,725 people

[All 236 villages in Deoband](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur/deoband/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ambehta Shekha?7,771 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ambehta Shekha in?Saharanpur district (Deoband sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ambehta Shekha?71.0% (Census 2011)