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

Sherpur is a village situated in Chainpur block of Kaimur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 349 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 1,931 out of which 984 are males and 947 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 402 which is 21% of the total population. There are 207 male children and 195 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (962) of Sherpur village.

Population
1,931
Families
349
Literacy
53.5%
Sex Ratio
962

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 53.5%. Thus Sherpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 56.6% of Kaimur district. The male literacy rate is 64.09% and the female literacy rate is 42.55% 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 402 207 195
Literacy 53.5% 64.09% 42.55%
Scheduled Caste 453 232 221
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,113 486 627

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.5% 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, 723 were engaged in work activities. 71.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 723 workers engaged in Main Work, 129 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 347 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 518 422 96
Cultivators 129 114 15
Agriculture Labourer 347 275 72
Household Industries 8 6 2
Other Workers 34 27 7
Marginal Workers 205 40 165
Non Working 1,208 522 686

Nearby Villages to Sherpur,

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

Village Population
Gobindpur 310
Lohra 1,719
Isapur 1,076
Jairampur 1,142
Salempur 588
Nandgawan 1,835
Kharaura 1,257
Sohawal 745
Naughara 2,346
Rupa Patti 1,255

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