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

Shankarpur is a village situated in Simri Bakhtiarpur block of Saharsa district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 551 families residing in the village Shankarpur. The total population of Shankarpur is 2,772 out of which 1,431 are males and 1,341 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shankarpur is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shankarpur village is 499 which is 18% of the total population. There are 239 male children and 260 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankarpur is 1,088 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Shankarpur village.

Population
2,772
Families
551
Literacy
68.98%
Sex Ratio
937

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shankarpur is 69%. Thus Shankarpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.4% of Saharsa district. The male literacy rate is 76.09% and the female literacy rate is 61.15% 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 499 239 260
Literacy 68.98% 76.09% 61.15%
Scheduled Caste 438 221 217
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,204 524 680

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shankarpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shankarpur village out of total population, 682 were engaged in work activities. 84.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 682 workers engaged in Main Work, 20 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 257 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 579 548 31
Cultivators 20 20 0
Agriculture Labourer 257 247 10
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 299 279 20
Marginal Workers 103 98 5
Non Working 2,090 785 1,305

Nearby Villages to Shankarpur,

Below are the list of villages near Shankarpur village in Simri Bakhtiarpur.

Village Population
Hario 2,491
Kantho 4,031
Saraunja 9,289
Chapram 3,036
Saraunja Thana Sitanabad 23,984
Baghwa 4,960
Mohanpur 6,910
Manjhwa 2,293
Teghra 1,314
Gopalpur 1,058

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