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

Shankarpur is a village situated in Shivaji Nagar block of Samastipur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 449 families residing in the village Shankarpur. The total population of Shankarpur is 2,294 out of which 1,235 are males and 1,059 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shankarpur is 857.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shankarpur village is 374 which is 16% of the total population. There are 204 male children and 170 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankarpur is 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (857) of Shankarpur village.

Population
2,294
Families
449
Literacy
61.35%
Sex Ratio
857

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shankarpur is 61.4%. Thus Shankarpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Samastipur district. The male literacy rate is 75.17% and the female literacy rate is 45.33% 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 374 204 170
Literacy 61.35% 75.17% 45.33%
Scheduled Caste 339 168 171
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,116 460 656

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% 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, 651 were engaged in work activities. 77.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 651 workers engaged in Main Work, 247 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 231 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 504 491 13
Cultivators 247 244 3
Agriculture Labourer 231 226 5
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 25 21 4
Marginal Workers 147 43 104
Non Working 1,643 701 942

Nearby Villages to Shankarpur,

Below are the list of villages near Shankarpur village in Shivaji Nagar.

Village Population
Ghiwahi 6,332
Pokharbhinda 1,442
Banda 1,810
Karian 25,225
Kalwara 1,492
Dewanpur 1,649
Siripur 2,297
Baghopur 1,780
Siripur Tola Bhajrahia 3,678
Balaha 1,003

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