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

Sherpur is a village situated in Tikari block of Gaya district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 111 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 690 out of which 334 are males and 356 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 1,066.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 144 which is 21% of the total population. There are 78 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 846 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,066) of Sherpur village.

Population
690
Families
111
Literacy
69.78%
Sex Ratio
1,066

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 69.8%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Gaya district. The male literacy rate is 81.64% and the female literacy rate is 59.31% 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 144 78 66
Literacy 69.78% 81.64% 59.31%
Scheduled Caste 344 177 167
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 309 125 184

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 49.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sherpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sherpur village out of total population, 119 were engaged in work activities. 77.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 119 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 65 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 92 85 7
Cultivators 1 0 1
Agriculture Labourer 65 65 0
Household Industries 16 14 2
Other Workers 10 6 4
Marginal Workers 27 21 6
Non Working 571 228 343

Nearby Villages to Sherpur,

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

Village Population
Bhelampur 642
Bhairwa 887
Nimsar 2,038
Rampur 227
Hasanpur 1,004
Barsiwan 2,264
Jagarnathpur 159
Daulatpur 2,540
Noni 3,228
Salempur 515

Reference