Shakpur Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shakpur is a village situated in Labpur block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 295 families residing in the village Shakpur. The total population of Shakpur is 1,268 out of which 659 are males and 609 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shakpur is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shakpur village is 126 which is 10% of the total population. There are 69 male children and 57 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shakpur is 826 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Shakpur village.

Population
1,268
Families
295
Literacy
76.44%
Sex Ratio
924

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shakpur is 76.4%. Thus Shakpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 84.24% and the female literacy rate is 68.12% in Shakpur village.

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

Shakpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 126 69 57
Literacy 76.44% 84.24% 68.12%
Scheduled Caste 619 307 312
Scheduled Tribe 120 57 63
Illiterate 395 162 233

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 48.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.5% of total population in Shakpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shakpur village out of total population, 359 were engaged in work activities. 43.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 359 workers engaged in Main Work, 58 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 156 140 16
Cultivators 58 57 1
Agriculture Labourer 26 26 0
Household Industries 14 11 3
Other Workers 58 46 12
Marginal Workers 203 151 52
Non Working 909 368 541

Nearby Villages to Shakpur,

Below are the list of villages near Shakpur village in Labpur.

Village Population
Eguria 430
Tala 142
Ganutia 4,616
Miapur 560
Purbba Mahula 1,480
Panchpara 2,074
Purba Durgapur 342
Saugram 4,465
Danrka 10,897
Kamarmath 920

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