# Shahgarh Village, Gauriganj, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gauriganj, Sultanpur 

# Shahgarh

Shahgarh is a village in Gauriganj sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,102 people in 525 households**, the 22nd largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 3,102people (2011)
- 525households
- 71.6%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shahgarh

Of every 100 households in Shahgarh in 2011, 19 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shahgarh · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****23%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**93%

Use banking services ****88%**

**83%

Television ****23%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shahgarh?

■ Shahgarh · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**933

Working population ****35.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 61.7% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (14%) · **■** Household industry 53 (5%) · **■** Other work 198 (18%) · **■** Marginal 562 (51%)

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 Gauriganj

- Sarme3,795 people
- Bhatgawan3,654 people
- Umaradih3,397 people
- Bhoe3,396 people
- Manjhwara3,074 people
- Anni Baijal3,063 people
- Kitiyawan3,044 people
- Mawai3,019 people

[All 259 villages in Gauriganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sultanpur/gauriganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shahgarh?3,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahgarh in?Sultanpur district (Gauriganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shahgarh?71.6% (Census 2011)