Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Buxar, Bihar - Census 2011

Sherpur is a village situated in Buxar block of Buxar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 133 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 998 out of which 518 are males and 480 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 213 which is 21% of the total population. There are 107 male children and 106 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 991 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (927) of Sherpur village.

Population
998
Families
133
Literacy
68.54%
Sex Ratio
927

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 68.5%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 58% of Buxar district. The male literacy rate is 81.27% and the female literacy rate is 54.55% in Sherpur village.

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

Sherpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 213 107 106
Literacy 68.54% 81.27% 54.55%
Scheduled Caste 39 19 20
Scheduled Tribe 84 41 43
Illiterate 460 184 276

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.4% of total population in Sherpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sherpur village out of total population, 217 were engaged in work activities. 95.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 217 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 153 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 208 203 5
Cultivators 11 10 1
Agriculture Labourer 153 153 0
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 41 37 4
Marginal Workers 9 9 0
Non Working 781 306 475

Nearby Villages to Sherpur,

Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Buxar.

Village Population
Arjunpur 4,599
Balapur 642
Darappur 948
Churamanpur 4,277
Tiwaripur 865
Parari 1,372
Dubauli 29
Sahupara 1,291
Tarapur 121
Dahiwar 2,145

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