Shekhpur Population, Caste, Working Data Surat, Gujarat - Census 2011

Shekhpur is a village situated in Mahuva taluka of Surat district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 844 families residing in the village Shekhpur. The total population of Shekhpur is 3,665 out of which 1,832 are males and 1,833 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shekhpur is 1,001.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shekhpur village is 333 which is 9% of the total population. There are 171 male children and 162 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shekhpur is 947 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,001) of Shekhpur village.

Population
3,665
Families
844
Literacy
82.89%
Sex Ratio
1,001

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shekhpur is 82.9%. Thus Shekhpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.2% of Surat district. The male literacy rate is 87.72% and the female literacy rate is 78.1% in Shekhpur village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Shekhpur village is . 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 333 171 162
Literacy 82.89% 87.72% 78.1%
Scheduled Caste 95 51 44
Scheduled Tribe 3,498 1,741 1,757
Illiterate 903 375 528

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 95.4% of total population in Shekhpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shekhpur village out of total population, 1,955 were engaged in work activities. 97.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,955 workers engaged in Main Work, 249 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,354 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,898 1,165 733
Cultivators 249 174 75
Agriculture Labourer 1,354 788 566
Household Industries 12 7 5
Other Workers 283 196 87
Marginal Workers 57 22 35
Non Working 1,710 645 1,065

Nearby Villages to Shekhpur,

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

Village Population
Miyapur 941
Mudat 2,468
Budhleshvar 688
Andhatri 690
Ondach 2,008
Vadiya 1,213
Amchak 1,163
Dungari 4,170
Amroli 484
Naldhara 3,014

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