Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Vaishali, Bihar - Census 2011
Sherpur is a village situated in Hajipur block of Vaishali district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 96 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 435 out of which 222 are males and 213 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 959.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 100 which is 23% of the total population. There are 49 male children and 51 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 1,041 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (959) of Sherpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 64.5%. Thus Sherpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 55.1% of Vaishali district. The male literacy rate is 71.68% and the female literacy rate is 56.79% in Sherpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sherpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sherpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sherpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 100 | 49 | 51 |
| Literacy | 64.48% | 71.68% | 56.79% |
| Scheduled Caste | 117 | 65 | 52 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 219 | 98 | 121 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Sherpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sherpur village out of total population, 128 were engaged in work activities. 97.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 128 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 88 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 125 | 106 | 19 |
| Cultivators | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 88 | 74 | 14 |
| Other Workers | 34 | 29 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Non Working | 307 | 114 | 193 |
Map of Sherpur, Vaishali, Bihar
Nearby Villages to Sherpur, Hajipur
Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Hajipur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Karanpur | 3,036 |
| Nawada Khurd | 2,461 |
| Sherpur | 133 |
| Salempur | 11 |
| Chak Mahmud Chisti | 1,736 |
| Rampur Nawsahan | 81 |
| Nawada Kalan | 2,278 |
| Saifpur | 2,876 |
| Chak Jalal | 36 |
| Yusufpur Dighikhurd | 3,281 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sherpur, Vaishali, Bihar - Wikipedia