Now Shehra Population, Caste, Working Data Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Now Shehra is a village situated in Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 262 families residing in the village Now Shehra. The total population of Now Shehra is 1,788 out of which 883 are males and 905 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Now Shehra is 1,025.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Now Shehra village is 329 which is 18% of the total population. There are 160 male children and 169 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Now Shehra is 1,056 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,025) of Now Shehra village.

Population
1,788
Families
262
Literacy
61.07%
Sex Ratio
1,025

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Now Shehra is 61.1%. Thus Now Shehra village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.6% of Anantnag district. The male literacy rate is 82.02% and the female literacy rate is 40.49% in Now Shehra village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Now Shehra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Now Shehra Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Now Shehra village.

Total Male Female
Children 329 160 169
Literacy 61.07% 82.02% 40.49%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 897 290 607

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Now Shehra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Now Shehra village out of total population, 948 were engaged in work activities. 31.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 948 workers engaged in Main Work, 222 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 300 291 9
Cultivators 222 219 3
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Other Workers 77 71 6
Marginal Workers 648 184 464
Non Working 840 408 432

Nearby Villages to Now Shehra,

Below are the list of villages near Now Shehra village in Bijbehara.

Village Population
Khiram 9,160
Mahind 2,208
Sir Hama 5,960
Hati Gam 2,308
Marhama 15,964
Vedai 1,366
Sither Satghar 1,736
Dari Gund 1,318
Beya Warah 2,553
Khush Roi Kalan 2,547

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