Sheriyaj Population, Caste, Working Data Junagadh, Gujarat - Census 2011

Sheriyaj is a village situated in Mangrol taluka of Junagadh district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 785 families residing in the village Sheriyaj. The total population of Sheriyaj is 5,370 out of which 2,727 are males and 2,643 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sheriyaj is 969.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sheriyaj village is 875 which is 16% of the total population. There are 447 male children and 428 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sheriyaj is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Sheriyaj village.

Population
5,370
Families
785
Literacy
63.34%
Sex Ratio
969

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sheriyaj is 63.3%. Thus Sheriyaj village has lower literacy rate compared to 67.2% of Junagadh district. The male literacy rate is 76.97% and the female literacy rate is 49.3% in Sheriyaj village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Sheriyaj village is SARMAN B. VADALIYA. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sheriyaj village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sheriyaj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 875 447 428
Literacy 63.34% 76.97% 49.3%
Scheduled Caste 148 71 77
Scheduled Tribe 109 58 51
Illiterate 2,523 972 1,551

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Sheriyaj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sheriyaj village out of total population, 2,438 were engaged in work activities. 69.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,438 workers engaged in Main Work, 143 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 807 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,684 1,441 243
Cultivators 143 123 20
Agriculture Labourer 807 620 187
Household Industries 8 7 1
Other Workers 726 691 35
Marginal Workers 754 169 585
Non Working 2,932 1,117 1,815

Nearby Villages to Sheriyaj,

Below are the list of villages near Sheriyaj village in Mangrol.

Village Population
Shapur 3,970
Arena 2,975
Husenabad 3,161
Khodada 1,453
Shepa 2,458
Jamvali 1,235
Sheriyakhan 2,081
Chotilividi 537
Kotda Juna 987
Shaikhpur 1,704

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