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

Sherpur is a village situated in Kuchaikote block of Gopalganj district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 196 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 1,126 out of which 576 are males and 550 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 955.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 193 which is 17% of the total population. There are 107 male children and 86 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 804 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (955) of Sherpur village.

Population
1,126
Families
196
Literacy
63.99%
Sex Ratio
955

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 64%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 54% of Gopalganj district. The male literacy rate is 77.61% and the female literacy rate is 50.22% 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 193 107 86
Literacy 63.99% 77.61% 50.22%
Scheduled Caste 280 143 137
Scheduled Tribe 509 254 255
Illiterate 529 212 317

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 45.2% of total population in Sherpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sherpur village out of total population, 270 were engaged in work activities. 33.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 270 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 90 71 19
Cultivators 46 32 14
Agriculture Labourer 4 3 1
Household Industries 6 5 1
Other Workers 34 31 3
Marginal Workers 180 162 18
Non Working 856 343 513

Nearby Villages to Sherpur,

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

Village Population
Shampur 2,948
Bankat 783
Amwa Bijaypur 2,933
Bindwalia 1,839
Bijaypur 1,325
Bel Banwa 1,143
Diara Bijaypur Hissa 181
Parsauni Panre 300
Khem Matihanian 4,938
Chauranw 1,508

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