Shekhpura Population, Caste, Working Data Siwan, Bihar - Census 2011

Shekhpura is a village situated in Hasanpura block of Siwan district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 458 families residing in the village Shekhpura. The total population of Shekhpura is 2,677 out of which 1,282 are males and 1,395 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shekhpura is 1,088.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shekhpura village is 438 which is 16% of the total population. There are 218 male children and 220 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shekhpura is 1,009 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,088) of Shekhpura village.

Population
2,677
Families
458
Literacy
77.94%
Sex Ratio
1,088

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shekhpura is 77.9%. Thus Shekhpura village has higher literacy rate compared to 58% of Siwan district. The male literacy rate is 86.28% and the female literacy rate is 70.38% in Shekhpura village.

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

Shekhpura Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 438 218 220
Literacy 77.94% 86.28% 70.38%
Scheduled Caste 48 23 25
Scheduled Tribe 23 11 12
Illiterate 932 364 568

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Shekhpura village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shekhpura village out of total population, 507 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 507 workers engaged in Main Work, 90 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 56 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 379 347 32
Cultivators 90 87 3
Agriculture Labourer 56 48 8
Household Industries 20 16 4
Other Workers 213 196 17
Marginal Workers 128 124 4
Non Working 2,170 811 1,359

Nearby Villages to Shekhpura,

Below are the list of villages near Shekhpura village in Hasanpura.

Village Population
Banri Sarai 183
Suraiya 1,088
Khajepur Khurd 1,327
Khajepur Kalan 2,293
Nizampur 1,983
Usri Buzurg 6,329
Usri Khurd 3,126
Laram Chak 555
Dhanauti 2,664
Jalalpur 703

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