Sherpur Kalan Population, Caste, Working Data Ludhiana, Punjab - Census 2011

Sherpur Kalan is a village situated in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,077 families residing in the village Sherpur Kalan. The total population of Sherpur Kalan is 5,471 out of which 2,869 are males and 2,602 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur Kalan is 907.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur Kalan village is 547 which is 10% of the total population. There are 292 male children and 255 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur Kalan is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Sherpur Kalan village.

Population
5,471
Families
1,077
Literacy
72.54%
Sex Ratio
907

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur Kalan is 72.5%. Thus Sherpur Kalan village has lower literacy rate compared to 73.2% of Ludhiana district. The male literacy rate is 77.69% and the female literacy rate is 66.89% in Sherpur Kalan village.

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

Sherpur Kalan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 547 292 255
Literacy 72.54% 77.69% 66.89%
Scheduled Caste 2,676 1,404 1,272
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,899 867 1,032

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 48.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sherpur Kalan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sherpur Kalan village out of total population, 2,602 were engaged in work activities. 90.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,602 workers engaged in Main Work, 545 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,032 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,351 1,620 731
Cultivators 545 473 72
Agriculture Labourer 1,032 702 330
Household Industries 78 42 36
Other Workers 696 403 293
Marginal Workers 251 109 142
Non Working 2,869 1,140 1,729

Nearby Villages to Sherpur Kalan,

Below are the list of villages near Sherpur Kalan village in Jagraon.

Village Population
Leelan 3,997
Sherpur Khurd 1,612
Sheikh Daulat 1,663
Galib Khurd 1,359
Janetpura 1,277
Fatehgarh Sibian 1,094
Sodhiwala 825
Galib Ran Singh 1,235
Malsian Bajan 1,996
Galib Kalan 6,825

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