Shika Population, Caste, Working Data Sabarkantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Shika is a village situated in Dhansura taluka of Sabarkantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 874 families residing in the village Shika. The total population of Shika is 4,310 out of which 2,290 are males and 2,020 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shika is 882.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shika village is 551 which is 13% of the total population. There are 296 male children and 255 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shika is 861 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (882) of Shika village.

Population
4,310
Families
874
Literacy
79.17%
Sex Ratio
882

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shika is 79.2%. Thus Shika village has higher literacy rate compared to 65% of Sabarkantha district. The male literacy rate is 92.03% and the female literacy rate is 64.65% in Shika village.

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

Shika Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 551 296 255
Literacy 79.17% 92.03% 64.65%
Scheduled Caste 346 174 172
Scheduled Tribe 26 16 10
Illiterate 1,334 455 879

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Shika village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shika village out of total population, 2,138 were engaged in work activities. 54.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,138 workers engaged in Main Work, 480 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 321 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,159 1,046 113
Cultivators 480 468 12
Agriculture Labourer 321 258 63
Household Industries 12 10 2
Other Workers 346 310 36
Marginal Workers 979 240 739
Non Working 2,172 1,004 1,168

Nearby Villages to Shika,

Below are the list of villages near Shika village in Dhansura.

Village Population
Malekpur 1,385
Antisara 926
Ramana 2,435
Bhensavada 1,510
Rupan 967
Dolpur 1,474
Kolavada 1,908
Kanjodiya 319
Rahiyol 1,051
Lalpur 1,394

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