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 190 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 1,361 out of which 736 are males and 625 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 849.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 203 which is 15% of the total population. There are 107 male children and 96 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 897 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (849) of Sherpur village.

Population
1,361
Families
190
Literacy
63.47%
Sex Ratio
849

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 63.5%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Gaya district. The male literacy rate is 73.13% and the female literacy rate is 51.98% 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 203 107 96
Literacy 63.47% 73.13% 51.98%
Scheduled Caste 160 82 78
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 626 276 350

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sherpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sherpur village out of total population, 478 were engaged in work activities. 81.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 478 workers engaged in Main Work, 27 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 327 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 391 288 103
Cultivators 27 24 3
Agriculture Labourer 327 235 92
Household Industries 8 4 4
Other Workers 29 25 4
Marginal Workers 87 70 17
Non Working 883 378 505

Nearby Villages to Sherpur,

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

Village Population
Belhariya 4,203
Sianandpur 640
Salimpur 2,378
Gopalpur 587
Baid Bigha 2,718
Makhpa 2,135
Law 5,933
Jagdar 1,501
Pachmahla 790
Simuara 6,145

Reference