Shakra Population, Caste, Working Data Siwan, Bihar - Census 2011

Shakra is a village situated in Maharajganj block of Siwan district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 658 families residing in the village Shakra. The total population of Shakra is 3,745 out of which 1,818 are males and 1,927 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shakra is 1,060.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shakra village is 644 which is 17% of the total population. There are 332 male children and 312 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shakra is 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,060) of Shakra village.

Population
3,745
Families
658
Literacy
67.14%
Sex Ratio
1,060

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shakra is 67.1%. Thus Shakra village has higher literacy rate compared to 58% of Siwan district. The male literacy rate is 77.46% and the female literacy rate is 57.65% in Shakra village.

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

Shakra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 644 332 312
Literacy 67.14% 77.46% 57.65%
Scheduled Caste 215 98 117
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,663 667 996

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shakra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shakra village out of total population, 1,188 were engaged in work activities. 65.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,188 workers engaged in Main Work, 275 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 341 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 773 519 254
Cultivators 275 182 93
Agriculture Labourer 341 208 133
Household Industries 19 17 2
Other Workers 138 112 26
Marginal Workers 415 244 171
Non Working 2,557 1,055 1,502

Nearby Villages to Shakra,

Below are the list of villages near Shakra village in Maharajganj.

Village Population
Shiude 2,980
Khamhauri 3,155
Chandpur 1,112
Shahpur 3,116
Gaur 2,092
Phalpura 1,661
Gaur Kathak 835
Sonbarsa 4,018
Gaur Rauza 624
Shahganj 797

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