Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011

Sherpur is a village situated in Jalandhar - I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 258 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 1,273 out of which 644 are males and 629 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 977.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 134 which is 11% of the total population. There are 63 male children and 71 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 1,127 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (977) of Sherpur village.

Population
1,273
Families
258
Literacy
77.88%
Sex Ratio
977

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 77.9%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 74% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 81.76% and the female literacy rate is 73.84% 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 134 63 71
Literacy 77.88% 81.76% 73.84%
Scheduled Caste 1,046 537 509
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 386 169 217

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 82.2% 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, 412 were engaged in work activities. 84.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 412 workers engaged in Main Work, 35 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 349 321 28
Cultivators 35 30 5
Agriculture Labourer 13 9 4
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 300 281 19
Marginal Workers 63 48 15
Non Working 861 275 586

Nearby Villages to Sherpur,

Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Jalandhar - I.

Village Population
Kotla 583
Shekhe Pind 487
Nangal Jamalpur 532
Mubarakpur 1,031
Nangal Salempur 891
Chander Sain 152
Kabulpur 1,409
Dhada 1,978
Kangniwal 2,036
Hazara 1,204

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