Village · Mahmudabad, Sitapur
# Shamshabad

Shamshabad is a village in Mahmudabad sub-district of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 5,587 people in 1,038 households, the 8th largest of 341 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.
- 5,587 people (2011)
- 1,038 households
- 60.1% literacy
- 884 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shamshabad

Of every 100 households in Shamshabad in 2011, 3 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shamshabad · ■ Mahmudabad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 3% 8%
- Toilet within the home 4% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 90%
- Tap water 61% 34%
- Drinking water within premises 51% 49%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 96%
- Use banking services 95% 80%
- Television 10% 11%
- Mobile phone 42% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 14%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shamshabad?

■ Shamshabad · ■ Mahmudabad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.1% 56.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 884 881
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 964 943
- Working population 28.9% 32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 48.4% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 831 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 357 (22%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 72 (4%) · ■ Marginal 343 (21%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mahmudabad
- Ataura 6,664 people
- Chhatauni 6,536 people
- Gonda Deoria 5,950 people
- Gadhchappa 5,638 people
- Jairampur 5,071 people
- Bajehra 4,908 people
- Shukulauporwa 4,904 people
- Sadarpur 4,786 people

All 346 villages in Mahmudabad

## Other places named Shamshabad
- Shamshabad · Sub-district, Vidisha · 108,498 people
- Shamshabad · Sub-district, Rangareddy · 87,837 people
- Shamshabad · Town, Rangareddy · 32,583 people
- Shamshabad · Town, Vidisha · 11,329 people
- Shamshabad · Village, Sirsa, Sirsa · 1,190 people
- Shamshabad · Village, Imamganj, Gaya · 848 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Shamshabad? 5,587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamshabad in? Sitapur district (Mahmudabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shamshabad? 60.1% (Census 2011)

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