# Shekhpuri Village, Laksar, Hardwar (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Laksar, Hardwar 

# Shekhpuri

Shekhpuri is a village in Laksar sub-district of Hardwar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,202 people in 236 households**, the 65th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 1,202people (2011)
- 236households
- 79.3%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhpuri

Of every 100 households in Shekhpuri in 2011, 99 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Shekhpuri · ■ Laksar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**87%

Use banking services ****95%**

**82%

Television ****84%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Shekhpuri?

■ Shekhpuri · ■ Laksar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**869

Working population ****30.9%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 71.3% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 258 (70%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%)

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 Laksar

- Nyamatpur1,278 people
- Sikanderpur1,251 people
- Netwala Saidabad1,226 people
- Ismailpur1,221 people
- Bhurni Khatirpur1,194 people
- Kanewali Raisingh1,170 people
- Gangdaspur1,097 people
- Ospur1,029 people

[All 166 villages in Laksar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/laksar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhpuri?1,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpuri in?Hardwar district (Laksar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpuri?79.3% (Census 2011)