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

Sherpur is a village situated in Asthawan block of Nalanda district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 263 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 1,925 out of which 1,028 are males and 897 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 873.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 261 which is 14% of the total population. There are 122 male children and 139 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 1,139 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (873) of Sherpur village.

Population
1,925
Families
263
Literacy
74.04%
Sex Ratio
873

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 74%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 88.41% and the female literacy rate is 56.86% 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 261 122 139
Literacy 74.04% 88.41% 56.86%
Scheduled Caste 621 322 299
Scheduled Tribe 6 2 4
Illiterate 693 227 466

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Sherpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sherpur village out of total population, 678 were engaged in work activities. 99% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 678 workers engaged in Main Work, 165 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 416 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 671 475 196
Cultivators 165 160 5
Agriculture Labourer 416 235 181
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 87 77 10
Marginal Workers 7 5 2
Non Working 1,247 548 699

Nearby Villages to Sherpur,

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

Village Population
Mohammadpur Nakatpura 2,825
Rajawan 2,555
Chistipur 1,945
Pachetan 1,921
Malti 7,015
Nezampur 1,343
Asthawan 14,061
Bhikhani Bigha 1,010
Desna 3,176
Andi 3,596

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