# Phakirpur Village, Varanasi, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Varanasi, Varanasi 

# Phakirpur

Phakirpur is a village in Varanasi sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **380 people in 57 households**, the 699th largest of 835 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 380people (2011)
- 57households
- 76.7%literacy
- 792females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Phakirpur

Of every 100 households in Phakirpur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phakirpur · ■ Varanasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**68%

Tap water ****10%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****33%**

**75%

Television ****8%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**21%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Phakirpur?

■ Phakirpur · ■ Varanasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****792**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**883

Working population ****30.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 67.3% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 36 (31%) · **■** Marginal 19 (16%)

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 Varanasi

- Salhupur393 people
- Badher391 people
- Bhaudpur390 people
- Devnandpur387 people
- Hirapur377 people
- Tiwari Pur376 people
- Katesar Kala375 people
- Bhikharipur Khurd373 people

[All 864 villages in Varanasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/varanasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Phakirpur?380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phakirpur in?Varanasi district (Varanasi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Phakirpur?76.7% (Census 2011)