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

Sherpur is a village situated in Gaya Town C.D.Block block of Gaya district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 289 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 1,715 out of which 913 are males and 802 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 878.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 349 which is 20% of the total population. There are 185 male children and 164 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 886 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (878) of Sherpur village.

Population
1,715
Families
289
Literacy
64.71%
Sex Ratio
878

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 64.7%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Gaya district. The male literacy rate is 76.37% and the female literacy rate is 51.41% 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 349 185 164
Literacy 64.71% 76.37% 51.41%
Scheduled Caste 633 330 303
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 831 357 474

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.9% 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, 626 were engaged in work activities. 63.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 626 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 115 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 395 312 83
Cultivators 117 94 23
Agriculture Labourer 115 64 51
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 162 153 9
Marginal Workers 231 103 128
Non Working 1,089 498 591

Nearby Villages to Sherpur,

Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Gaya Town C.D.Block.

Village Population
Uda Bigha 583
Gulni 1,935
Bemata 1,141
Inglish 664
Kusarhi 1,646
Durbe 1,893
Paharpur 965
Ghuthia 2,527
Pathraura 1,484
Nima 3,271

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