Shekhupura Population, Caste, Working Data Patiala, Punjab - Census 2011

Shekhupura is a village situated in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 234 families residing in the village Shekhupura. The total population of Shekhupura is 1,542 out of which 807 are males and 735 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shekhupura is 911.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shekhupura village is 221 which is 14% of the total population. There are 119 male children and 102 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shekhupura is 857 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (911) of Shekhupura village.

Population
1,542
Families
234
Literacy
64.12%
Sex Ratio
911

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shekhupura is 64.1%. Thus Shekhupura village has lower literacy rate compared to 66.8% of Patiala district. The male literacy rate is 70.35% and the female literacy rate is 57.35% in Shekhupura village.

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

Shekhupura Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 221 119 102
Literacy 64.12% 70.35% 57.35%
Scheduled Caste 19 10 9
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 695 323 372

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shekhupura village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shekhupura village out of total population, 480 were engaged in work activities. 99.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 480 workers engaged in Main Work, 75 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 329 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 479 460 19
Cultivators 75 75 0
Agriculture Labourer 329 320 9
Other Workers 75 65 10
Marginal Workers 1 1 0
Non Working 1,062 346 716

Nearby Villages to Shekhupura,

Below are the list of villages near Shekhupura village in Patiala.

Village Population
Badla 405
Badli 662
Pipal Kheri Urf Mahadevpur 757
Shadipur 870
Dhandian 434
Daulatpur 504
Barkatpur 1,878
Durd 464
Kapoori 1,031
Mehmudpur 410

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