Sherpura Population, Caste, Working Data Patna, Bihar - Census 2011

Sherpura is a village situated in Dulhin Bazar block of Patna district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 220 families residing in the village Sherpura. The total population of Sherpura is 1,463 out of which 773 are males and 690 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpura is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpura village is 277 which is 19% of the total population. There are 153 male children and 124 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpura is 810 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (893) of Sherpura village.

Population
1,463
Families
220
Literacy
64.42%
Sex Ratio
893

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpura is 64.4%. Thus Sherpura village has higher literacy rate compared to 59.3% of Patna district. The male literacy rate is 74.68% and the female literacy rate is 53.18% in Sherpura village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sherpura village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sherpura Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sherpura village.

Total Male Female
Children 277 153 124
Literacy 64.42% 74.68% 53.18%
Scheduled Caste 296 155 141
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 699 310 389

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sherpura village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sherpura village out of total population, 517 were engaged in work activities. 95.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 517 workers engaged in Main Work, 103 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 352 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 492 359 133
Cultivators 103 86 17
Agriculture Labourer 352 240 112
Other Workers 37 33 4
Marginal Workers 25 13 12
Non Working 946 401 545

Nearby Villages to Sherpura,

Below are the list of villages near Sherpura village in Dulhin Bazar.

Village Population
Mahabalipur 3,009
Narhi 1,837
Narwan 2,009
Pirhi 1,440
Dumri 1,737
Harpura 1,177
Sabazpura 946
Kopa 4,061
Dorwan 2,521
Singhara 5,535

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