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

Shankarpur is a village situated in Kursakatta block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 696 families residing in the village Shankarpur. The total population of Shankarpur is 3,396 out of which 1,769 are males and 1,627 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shankarpur is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shankarpur village is 658 which is 19% of the total population. There are 318 male children and 340 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankarpur is 1,069 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (920) of Shankarpur village.

Population
3,396
Families
696
Literacy
66.54%
Sex Ratio
920

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shankarpur is 66.5%. Thus Shankarpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 77.95% and the female literacy rate is 53.69% in Shankarpur village.

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

Shankarpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 658 318 340
Literacy 66.54% 77.95% 53.69%
Scheduled Caste 392 207 185
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 1,574 638 936

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Shankarpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shankarpur village out of total population, 1,593 were engaged in work activities. 51.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,593 workers engaged in Main Work, 239 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 494 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 823 707 116
Cultivators 239 189 50
Agriculture Labourer 494 441 53
Other Workers 90 77 13
Marginal Workers 770 211 559
Non Working 1,803 851 952

Nearby Villages to Shankarpur,

Below are the list of villages near Shankarpur village in Kursakatta.

Village Population
Khajurbari 2,401
Shijhua 2,583
Mohiuddinpur 1,930
Maigara 3,376
Kamladorha 5,722
Goshainpur 660
Hata Bakhri 770
Lachhmipur 3,049
Bakhri Milik 2,188
Sonapur 2,189

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