Shihori Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Shihori is a village situated in Kankrej taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,619 families residing in the village Shihori. The total population of Shihori is 14,550 out of which 7,412 are males and 7,138 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shihori is 963.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shihori village is 2304 which is 16% of the total population. There are 1198 male children and 1106 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shihori is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (963) of Shihori village.

Population
14,550
Families
2,619
Literacy
66.32%
Sex Ratio
963

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shihori is 66.3%. Thus Shihori village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 80.53% and the female literacy rate is 51.69% in Shihori village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Shihori village is DABHI HIRAJI RATANJI. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shihori village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Shihori Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,304 1,198 1,106
Literacy 66.32% 80.53% 51.69%
Scheduled Caste 1,029 499 530
Scheduled Tribe 39 20 19
Illiterate 6,428 2,408 4,020

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Shihori village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shihori village out of total population, 5,508 were engaged in work activities. 83.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,508 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,433 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,105 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,589 3,632 957
Cultivators 1,433 1,334 99
Agriculture Labourer 1,105 777 328
Household Industries 20 14 6
Other Workers 2,031 1,507 524
Marginal Workers 919 237 682
Non Working 9,042 3,543 5,499

Nearby Villages to Shihori,

Below are the list of villages near Shihori village in Kankrej.

Village Population
Amblivas 519
Kamboi 11,181
Akoli Maharajvas 2,075
Manpur 2,893
Akoli Thakorvas 2,292
Dugrasan 3,787
Khasa 803
Indramana 3,764
Kakar 5,224
Maidkol 1,816

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