Shekhpur Population, Caste, Working Data Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Shekhpur is a village situated in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 357 families residing in the village Shekhpur. The total population of Shekhpur is 2,554 out of which 1,317 are males and 1,237 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shekhpur is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shekhpur village is 371 which is 15% of the total population. There are 190 male children and 181 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shekhpur is 953 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (939) of Shekhpur village.

Population
2,554
Families
357
Literacy
80.39%
Sex Ratio
939

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shekhpur is 80.4%. Thus Shekhpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.8% of Jaunpur district. The male literacy rate is 91.22% and the female literacy rate is 68.84% in Shekhpur village.

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

Shekhpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 371 190 181
Literacy 80.39% 91.22% 68.84%
Scheduled Caste 352 176 176
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 799 289 510

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shekhpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shekhpur village out of total population, 857 were engaged in work activities. 86.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 857 workers engaged in Main Work, 38 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 74 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 741 530 211
Cultivators 38 28 10
Agriculture Labourer 74 64 10
Household Industries 474 310 164
Other Workers 155 128 27
Marginal Workers 116 53 63
Non Working 1,697 734 963

Nearby Villages to Shekhpur,

Below are the list of villages near Shekhpur village in Mariahu.

Village Population
Parevan 3,413
Dharampur 1,498
Gota 1,237
Ranapur 1,774
Balbhaddar Pur 1,197
Kharganpur 294
Chak Mahni 543
Gopalapur 3,748
Shivapur 178
Duban 744

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