Shekhnagar Population, Caste, Working Data Jodhpur, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Shekhnagar is a village situated in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 573 families residing in the village Shekhnagar. The total population of Shekhnagar is 2,808 out of which 1,450 are males and 1,358 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shekhnagar is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shekhnagar village is 432 which is 15% of the total population. There are 230 male children and 202 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shekhnagar is 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Shekhnagar village.

Population
2,808
Families
573
Literacy
53.75%
Sex Ratio
937

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shekhnagar is 53.7%. Thus Shekhnagar village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.1% of Jodhpur district. The male literacy rate is 77.7% and the female literacy rate is 28.46% in Shekhnagar village.

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

Shekhnagar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 432 230 202
Literacy 53.75% 77.7% 28.46%
Scheduled Caste 386 202 184
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,531 502 1,029

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shekhnagar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shekhnagar village out of total population, 1,001 were engaged in work activities. 74.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,001 workers engaged in Main Work, 220 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 55 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 749 620 129
Cultivators 220 141 79
Agriculture Labourer 55 25 30
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 471 451 20
Marginal Workers 252 69 183
Non Working 1,807 761 1,046

Nearby Villages to Shekhnagar,

Below are the list of villages near Shekhnagar village in Bhopalgarh.

Village Population
Malar 1,912
Artiya Kalan 3,343
Vishnu Nagar 320
Jhalamaliya 2,045
Artiya Khurd 2,779
Dewatra 4,077
Kuri 3,489
Godawas 891
Bhundana 2,315
Vishnu Nagar 1,258

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