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

Sherpur is a village situated in Noorsarai block of Nalanda district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 235 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 1,380 out of which 734 are males and 646 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 880.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 228 which is 17% of the total population. There are 117 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 949 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (880) of Sherpur village.

Population
1,380
Families
235
Literacy
74.39%
Sex Ratio
880

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 74.4%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 77.8% and the female literacy rate is 70.47% 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 228 117 111
Literacy 74.39% 77.8% 70.47%
Scheduled Caste 159 86 73
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 523 254 269

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.5% 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, 688 were engaged in work activities. 80.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 688 workers engaged in Main Work, 228 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 296 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 556 339 217
Cultivators 228 161 67
Agriculture Labourer 296 152 144
Household Industries 6 6 0
Other Workers 26 20 6
Marginal Workers 132 49 83
Non Working 692 346 346

Nearby Villages to Sherpur,

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

Village Population
Kundi 2,508
Darwara 4,775
Ratanpur 1,642
Kishunpur 1,001
Kathanpura 2,327
Sultanpur 1,792
Rasalpur 5,764
Barara 6,881
Ajnaura 3,038
Daudpur 1,869

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