Shaifganj Population, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011

Shaifganj is a village situated in Forbesganj block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,391 families residing in the village Shaifganj. The total population of Shaifganj is 7,038 out of which 3,614 are males and 3,424 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shaifganj is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shaifganj village is 1424 which is 20% of the total population. There are 734 male children and 690 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shaifganj is 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Shaifganj village.

Population
7,038
Families
1,391
Literacy
46.88%
Sex Ratio
947

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shaifganj is 46.9%. Thus Shaifganj village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 55.59% and the female literacy rate is 37.71% in Shaifganj village.

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

Shaifganj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,424 734 690
Literacy 46.88% 55.59% 37.71%
Scheduled Caste 1,721 877 844
Scheduled Tribe 1,086 554 532
Illiterate 4,406 2,013 2,393

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.4% of total population in Shaifganj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shaifganj village out of total population, 3,242 were engaged in work activities. 52.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,242 workers engaged in Main Work, 359 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,076 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,713 1,071 642
Cultivators 359 210 149
Agriculture Labourer 1,076 616 460
Household Industries 113 106 7
Other Workers 165 139 26
Marginal Workers 1,529 761 768
Non Working 3,796 1,782 2,014

Nearby Villages to Shaifganj,

Below are the list of villages near Shaifganj village in Forbesganj.

Village Population
Mirzapur 14,498
Shankarpur 346
Mahachanda 2,218
Bhagparwaha 1,830
Ganj Bhag 4,126
Musahari 5,399
Lachhmipur 2,165
Sukhirampur 894
Arraha 6,615
Dholbaja 9,139

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