Shahur Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Shahur is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 266 families residing in the village Shahur. The total population of Shahur is 1,648 out of which 861 are males and 787 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shahur is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shahur village is 176 which is 11% of the total population. There are 98 male children and 78 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shahur is 796 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (914) of Shahur village.

Population
1,648
Families
266
Literacy
75.27%
Sex Ratio
914

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shahur is 75.3%. Thus Shahur village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 79.69% and the female literacy rate is 70.52% in Shahur village.

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

Shahur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 176 98 78
Literacy 75.27% 79.69% 70.52%
Scheduled Caste 117 60 57
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 540 253 287

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shahur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shahur village out of total population, 545 were engaged in work activities. 93% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 545 workers engaged in Main Work, 265 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 154 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 507 487 20
Cultivators 265 259 6
Agriculture Labourer 154 146 8
Household Industries 17 17 0
Other Workers 71 65 6
Marginal Workers 38 8 30
Non Working 1,103 366 737

Nearby Villages to Shahur,

Below are the list of villages near Shahur village in Gurdaspur.

Village Population
Bohar Wadala 527
Dostpur 2,135
Chandu Wadala 1,053
Dehriwala 1,801
Manepur 1,146
Rose 1,070
Qila Nathu Singh 1,272
Pakiwan 563
Chaura 1,194
Chhod 279

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