Shahpur Population, Caste, Working Data Saharsa, Bihar - Census 2011

Shahpur is a village situated in Sonbarsa block of Saharsa district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,609 families residing in the village Shahpur. The total population of Shahpur is 7,579 out of which 3,909 are males and 3,670 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shahpur is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shahpur village is 1506 which is 20% of the total population. There are 777 male children and 729 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shahpur is 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (939) of Shahpur village.

Population
7,579
Families
1,609
Literacy
59.13%
Sex Ratio
939

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shahpur is 59.1%. Thus Shahpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.4% of Saharsa district. The male literacy rate is 68.36% and the female literacy rate is 49.3% 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 1,506 777 729
Literacy 59.13% 68.36% 49.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,674 857 817
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 3,988 1,768 2,220

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shahpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shahpur village out of total population, 2,250 were engaged in work activities. 77.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,250 workers engaged in Main Work, 841 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 722 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,736 1,382 354
Cultivators 841 740 101
Agriculture Labourer 722 502 220
Household Industries 26 14 12
Other Workers 147 126 21
Marginal Workers 514 391 123
Non Working 5,329 2,136 3,193

Nearby Villages to Shahpur,

Below are the list of villages near Shahpur village in Sonbarsa.

Village Population
Lagma Patti 1,024
Dumra 2,705
Lagma 2,700
Sirrahi 2,171
Goalpura 2,175
Harpur 2,193
Sahmaura 2,578
Soha 7,731
Manori 3,824
Sonbarsa 12,297

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