Shura Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shura is a village situated in Jamalpur block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,490 families residing in the village Shura. The total population of Shura is 6,384 out of which 3,298 are males and 3,086 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shura is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shura village is 598 which is 9% of the total population. There are 312 male children and 286 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shura is 917 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (936) of Shura village.

Population
6,384
Families
1,490
Literacy
80.5%
Sex Ratio
936

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shura is 80.5%. Thus Shura village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 86.54% and the female literacy rate is 74.07% in Shura village.

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

Shura Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 598 312 286
Literacy 80.5% 86.54% 74.07%
Scheduled Caste 2,535 1,297 1,238
Scheduled Tribe 418 207 211
Illiterate 1,726 714 1,012

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.5% of total population in Shura village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shura village out of total population, 2,717 were engaged in work activities. 84% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,717 workers engaged in Main Work, 152 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 886 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,282 1,766 516
Cultivators 152 147 5
Agriculture Labourer 886 619 267
Household Industries 286 160 126
Other Workers 958 840 118
Marginal Workers 435 274 161
Non Working 3,667 1,258 2,409

Nearby Villages to Shura,

Below are the list of villages near Shura village in Jamalpur.

Village Population
Kubajpur 1,041
Kalna 2,891
Haragobindapur 1,351
Kanshra 3,220
Sahhosenpur 4,209
Khanpur 2,384
Jotdakshin 1,705
Jot Raghab 3,204
Jotshriram 1,780
Radhaballabbati 1,820

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