Shahpur Population, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Shahpur is a village situated in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* block of Palamu district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,078 families residing in the village Shahpur. The total population of Shahpur is 5,640 out of which 2,928 are males and 2,712 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shahpur is 926.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shahpur village is 1041 which is 18% of the total population. There are 518 male children and 523 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shahpur is 1,010 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (926) of Shahpur village.

Population
5,640
Families
1,078
Literacy
44.79%
Sex Ratio
926

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shahpur is 44.8%. Thus Shahpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 52.61% and the female literacy rate is 36.18% in Shahpur village.

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

Shahpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,041 518 523
Literacy 44.79% 52.61% 36.18%
Scheduled Caste 1,417 725 692
Scheduled Tribe 370 192 178
Illiterate 3,580 1,660 1,920

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.6% of total population in Shahpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shahpur village out of total population, 1,851 were engaged in work activities. 22.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 77.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,851 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 95 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 419 398 21
Cultivators 66 65 1
Agriculture Labourer 95 92 3
Household Industries 11 11 0
Other Workers 247 230 17
Marginal Workers 1,432 954 478
Non Working 3,789 1,576 2,213

Nearby Villages to Shahpur,

Below are the list of villages near Shahpur village in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*.

Village Population
Saraidih 4,058
Lakrahi 717
Birhordih 382
Khairadohar 1,869
Barwadih Alias Koshiara 179
Silda Kalan 314
Kharar 684
Goreathan 255
Karnima 275
Silda Khurd 1,682

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