Shikarpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Shikarpur is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Shikarpur tehsil of Bulandshahar district. The Shikarpur city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,822 families residing in the Shikarpur city. The total population of Shikarpur is 37,969 out of which 20,059 are males and 17,910 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shikarpur is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shikarpur city is 5709 which is 15% of the total population. There are 3059 male children and 2650 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shikarpur is 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (893).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shikarpur is 65.4%. Thus Shikarpur has lower literacy rate compared to 68.9% of Bulandshahar district. The male literacy rate is 74.68% and the female literacy rate is 55% in Shikarpur.

Shikarpur Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 5,822 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Shikarpur Nagar Palika Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shikarpur Nagar Palika Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 5,709 3,059 2,650
Literacy 65.4% 63.3% 46.9%
Scheduled Caste 6,364 3,466 2,898
Scheduled Tribe 8 3 5
Illiterate 16,881 7,364 9,517

Caste-wise Population - Shikarpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shikarpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,364 3,466 2,898
Schedule Tribe 8 3 5

Religion-wise Population - Shikarpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shikarpur is 21,128 which is 55.65% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shikarpur is 16,582 which is 43.67% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Shikarpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 21,128 (55.65%) 11,382 9,746
Muslim 16,582 (43.67%) 8,537 8,045
Christian 41 (0.11%) 20 21
Sikh 45 (0.12%) 23 22
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 110 (0.29%) 61 49
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 62 (0.16%) 36 26

Literacy Rate - Shikarpur

The total literacy rate of Shikarpur was 65.37% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 21,088 literates, males were 12,695 while females were 8,393. Also the male literacy rate was 74.68% and the female literacy rate was 55% in Shikarpur.

  Shikarpur Uttar Pradesh
Female 55% 57.18%
Male 74.68% 77.28%
Total 65.37% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Shikarpur

The Sex Ratio of Shikarpur is 893. Thus per every 1000 men there were 893 females in Shikarpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Shikarpur.

Child Population - Shikarpur

According to Census 2011, there were 5,709 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shikarpur. Out of which 3,059 were male while 2,650 were female.

Working Population - Shikarpur

In Shikarpur Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 11,753 were engaged in work activities. 84.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,753 workers engaged in Main Work, 602 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,527 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,879 8,502 1,377
Cultivators 602 538 64
Agriculture Labourer 1,527 1,274 253
Household Industries 749 476 273
Other Workers 7,001 6,214 787
Marginal Workers 1,874 1,105 769
Non Working 26,216 10,452 15,764

Shikarpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Shikarpur is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,820 61.6% 732
2 Ward No - 2 1,624 54.3% 880
3 Ward No - 3 2,605 60.5% 869
4 Ward No - 4 1,317 56.5% 834
5 Ward No - 5 1,616 52.4% 847
6 Ward No - 6 1,437 51.6% 896
7 Ward No - 7 1,844 47.6% 953
8 Ward No - 8 1,271 46.6% 897
9 Ward No - 9 2,061 69.4% 867
10 Ward No - 10 1,463 43.1% 857
11 Ward No - 11 1,351 54.2% 952
12 Ward No - 12 1,210 54% 924
13 Ward No - 13 857 83.8% 804
14 Ward No - 14 1,444 64.3% 878
15 Ward No - 15 1,289 51.7% 986
16 Ward No - 16 982 53.1% 911
17 Ward No - 17 1,518 60.7% 898
18 Ward No - 18 1,335 80.1% 926
19 Ward No - 19 1,678 56.3% 974
20 Ward No - 20 1,875 29.6% 892
21 Ward No - 21 1,537 55.7% 905
22 Ward No - 22 2,001 46.6% 917
23 Ward No - 23 1,295 53.2% 939
24 Ward No - 24 1,234 54.2% 953
25 Ward No - 25 1,305 60.5% 919

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