Shahpur Afgana Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Shahpur Afgana is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 138 families residing in the village Shahpur Afgana. The total population of Shahpur Afgana is 677 out of which 340 are males and 337 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shahpur Afgana is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shahpur Afgana village is 75 which is 11% of the total population. There are 35 male children and 40 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shahpur Afgana is 1,143 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Shahpur Afgana village.

Population
677
Families
138
Literacy
71.43%
Sex Ratio
991

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shahpur Afgana is 71.4%. Thus Shahpur Afgana village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 78.03% and the female literacy rate is 64.65% in Shahpur Afgana village.

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

Shahpur Afgana Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 75 35 40
Literacy 71.43% 78.03% 64.65%
Scheduled Caste 284 141 143
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 247 102 145

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shahpur Afgana village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shahpur Afgana village out of total population, 205 were engaged in work activities. 95.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 205 workers engaged in Main Work, 35 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 196 190 6
Cultivators 35 34 1
Agriculture Labourer 36 35 1
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 123 119 4
Marginal Workers 9 6 3
Non Working 472 144 328

Nearby Villages to Shahpur Afgana,

Below are the list of villages near Shahpur Afgana village in Gurdaspur.

Village Population
Thaman 570
Thundi 640
Nangal Dala 356
Islampur 678
Nadala 181
Sanghour 825
Tajpur 232
Dorangla 3,094
Wazirpur Afganan 591
Umarpur Kalan 322

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