Shikarpur Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011

Shikarpur is a village situated in Barsoi block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 995 families residing in the village Shikarpur. The total population of Shikarpur is 5,120 out of which 2,652 are males and 2,468 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shikarpur is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shikarpur village is 1051 which is 21% of the total population. There are 529 male children and 522 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shikarpur is 987 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Shikarpur village.

Population
5,120
Families
995
Literacy
33.84%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shikarpur is 33.8%. Thus Shikarpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 42.49% and the female literacy rate is 24.41% in Shikarpur village.

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

Shikarpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,051 529 522
Literacy 33.84% 42.49% 24.41%
Scheduled Caste 71 33 38
Scheduled Tribe 12 5 7
Illiterate 3,743 1,750 1,993

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Shikarpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shikarpur village out of total population, 1,540 were engaged in work activities. 66.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,540 workers engaged in Main Work, 216 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 785 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,030 967 63
Cultivators 216 211 5
Agriculture Labourer 785 735 50
Household Industries 7 7 0
Other Workers 22 14 8
Marginal Workers 510 375 135
Non Working 3,580 1,310 2,270

Nearby Villages to Shikarpur,

Below are the list of villages near Shikarpur village in Barsoi.

Village Population
Puria 1,710
Chhota Sikarpur 1,201
Satuwan 1,805
Dogachh 1,759
Lagua 4,683
Bazidgachh 1,502
Maheshpur 5,469
Basantpur 940
Bansgaon 4,548
Marjadpur 359

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