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

Sherpur is a village situated in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 459 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 2,453 out of which 1,292 are males and 1,161 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 899.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 296 which is 12% of the total population. There are 166 male children and 130 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 783 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (899) of Sherpur village.

Population
2,453
Families
459
Literacy
75.99%
Sex Ratio
899

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 76%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.2% of Ludhiana district. The male literacy rate is 80.55% and the female literacy rate is 71% 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 296 166 130
Literacy 75.99% 80.55% 71%
Scheduled Caste 952 497 455
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 814 385 429

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.8% 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, 1,079 were engaged in work activities. 85.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,079 workers engaged in Main Work, 367 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 133 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 919 597 322
Cultivators 367 262 105
Agriculture Labourer 133 109 24
Household Industries 6 5 1
Other Workers 413 221 192
Marginal Workers 160 99 61
Non Working 1,374 596 778

Nearby Villages to Sherpur,

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

Village Population
Chak Lohat 971
Garhi Sainian 507
Fatehgarh 740
Machhiwara Kham 1,213
Shatabgarh 1,468
Khanpur 128
Billon 145
Khanpur 328
Behlolpur 2,615
Nurpur Bet 957

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