Shiekhupura Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Shiekhupura is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 156 families residing in the village Shiekhupura. The total population of Shiekhupura is 858 out of which 438 are males and 420 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shiekhupura is 959.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shiekhupura village is 110 which is 13% of the total population. There are 56 male children and 54 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shiekhupura is 964 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (959) of Shiekhupura village.

Population
858
Families
156
Literacy
77.81%
Sex Ratio
959

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shiekhupura is 77.8%. Thus Shiekhupura village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 83.77% and the female literacy rate is 71.58% in Shiekhupura village.

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

Shiekhupura Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 110 56 54
Literacy 77.81% 83.77% 71.58%
Scheduled Caste 244 127 117
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 276 118 158

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shiekhupura village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shiekhupura village out of total population, 256 were engaged in work activities. 72.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 256 workers engaged in Main Work, 103 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 185 169 16
Cultivators 103 100 3
Agriculture Labourer 2 2 0
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 75 63 12
Marginal Workers 71 70 1
Non Working 602 199 403

Nearby Villages to Shiekhupura,

Below are the list of villages near Shiekhupura village in Gurdaspur.

Village Population
Gaznipur 866
Rajpura 371
Kotli Shahpur 781
Purewal Jattan 1,580
Hayat Nagar 3,285
Purowal Rajputtan 485
Nabipur 2,774
Nawan Pind 696
Aujla 2,539
Mangal Sain 696

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