# Shikarpur Village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Robertsganj, Sonbhadra 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Robertsganj sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 94 households**, the 445th largest of 770 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 437people (2011)
- 94households
- 43.8%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Shikarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****98%**

**81%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**23%

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 Shikarpur?

■ Shikarpur · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1205**

**930

Working population ****28.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 28.6% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (69%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%)

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 Robertsganj

- Telari441 people
- Bandhwa440 people
- Chitbishram438 people
- Shemar437 people
- Nagaon436 people
- Deogarh435 people
- Pateri435 people
- Saina435 people

[All 793 villages in Robertsganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/robertsganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shikarpur?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Sonbhadra district (Robertsganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?43.8% (Census 2011)