# Shehmalpur Village, Pindra, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Pindra, Varanasi 

# Shehmalpur

Shehmalpur is a village in Pindra sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,592 people in 383 households**, the 61st largest of 423 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 2,592people (2011)
- 383households
- 66.5%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shehmalpur

Of every 100 households in Shehmalpur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shehmalpur · ■ Pindra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****90%**

**82%

Television ****25%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**7%

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 Shehmalpur?

■ Shehmalpur · ■ Pindra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**899

Working population ****29.6%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 52.0% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 351 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 67 (9%) · **■** Other work 68 (9%) · **■** Marginal 268 (35%)

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 Pindra

- Rasulha2,661 people
- Khalishpur2,633 people
- Tarsara2,633 people
- Chhataon2,601 people
- Hiramanpur2,541 people
- Roh2,529 people
- Parshra2,525 people
- Gajokhar2,520 people

[All 431 villages in Pindra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/pindra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shehmalpur?2,592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shehmalpur in?Varanasi district (Pindra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shehmalpur?66.5% (Census 2011)