# Sheikhpura Village, Nakur, Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nakur, Saharanpur 

# Sheikhpura

Sheikhpura is a village in Nakur sub-district of Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **890 people in 156 households**, the 212th largest of 334 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 890people (2011)
- 156households
- 73.7%literacy
- 843females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sheikhpura

Of every 100 households in Sheikhpura in 2011, 74 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sheikhpura · ■ Nakur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**58%

Tap water ****5%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**90%

Use banking services ****94%**

**70%

Television ****65%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sheikhpura?

■ Sheikhpura · ■ Nakur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**869

Working population ****32.4%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 61.3% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 53 (18%) · **■** Marginal 47 (16%)

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 Nakur

- Naseerpura911 people
- Bishal Hera901 people
- Berkheri Hindu896 people
- Roshanpur892 people
- Gokalpur879 people
- Chandrapal Kheri872 people
- Noor Kheri867 people
- Feru Mazra860 people

[All 400 villages in Nakur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur/nakur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sheikhpura?890 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sheikhpura in?Saharanpur district (Nakur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sheikhpura?73.7% (Census 2011)