# Sheikhpur Village, Mahmudabad, Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mahmudabad, Sitapur 

# Sheikhpur

Sheikhpur is a village in Mahmudabad sub-district of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,926 people in 326 households**, the 101st largest of 341 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 1,926people (2011)
- 326households
- 56.6%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sheikhpur

Of every 100 households in Sheikhpur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sheikhpur · ■ Mahmudabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**90%

Tap water ****57%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****74%**

**80%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**14%

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 Sheikhpur?

■ Sheikhpur · ■ Mahmudabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**943

Working population ****40.4%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 47.5% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 316 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (15%) · **■** Household industry 65 (8%) · **■** Other work 33 (4%) · **■** Marginal 245 (31%)

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 Mahmudabad

- Chandauli1,975 people
- Deoria1,963 people
- Tulapurwa1,954 people
- Sinkandrabad1,945 people
- Paharapur1,904 people
- Ser1,893 people
- Gauria1,871 people
- Bagasti1,870 people

[All 346 villages in Mahmudabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/mahmudabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sheikhpur?1,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sheikhpur in?Sitapur district (Mahmudabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sheikhpur?56.6% (Census 2011)