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

Shikarpur is a village situated in Sonepur block of Saran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,081 families residing in the village Shikarpur. The total population of Shikarpur is 6,973 out of which 3,670 are males and 3,303 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shikarpur is 900.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shikarpur village is 1345 which is 19% of the total population. There are 679 male children and 666 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shikarpur is 981 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (900) of Shikarpur village.

Population
6,973
Families
1,081
Literacy
46.11%
Sex Ratio
900

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shikarpur is 46.1%. Thus Shikarpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Saran district. The male literacy rate is 55.77% and the female literacy rate is 35.15% 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 1,345 679 666
Literacy 46.11% 55.77% 35.15%
Scheduled Caste 713 385 328
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 4,378 2,002 2,376

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shikarpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shikarpur village out of total population, 2,020 were engaged in work activities. 57.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,020 workers engaged in Main Work, 297 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 620 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,156 1,046 110
Cultivators 297 269 28
Agriculture Labourer 620 548 72
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 236 226 10
Marginal Workers 864 623 241
Non Working 4,953 2,001 2,952

Nearby Villages to Shikarpur,

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

Village Population
Chhapra 2,074
Murthan 3,442
Dariyapur 2,188
Parmanandpur 6,029
Akilpur 1,403
Rahimpur 2,474
Chaturpur 5,054
Gheghta 2,182
Shekh Duman 3,437
Ismail Chak 2,110

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