Sherpura Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Sherpura is a village situated in Deesa taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 786 families residing in the village Sherpura. The total population of Sherpura is 4,397 out of which 2,258 are males and 2,139 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpura is 947.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sherpura village is 688 which is 16% of the total population. There are 373 male children and 315 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpura is 845 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Sherpura village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpura is 71.9%. Thus Sherpura village has a higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 83.61% and the female literacy rate is 59.7% in Sherpura village.

Population
4,397
Families
786
Literacy
71.85%
Sex Ratio
947

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Sherpura village is NENAJI GENAJI ZUZADIYA. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sherpura village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sherpura Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 688 373 315
Literacy 71.85% 83.61% 59.7%
Scheduled Caste 312 165 147
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,732 682 1,050

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sherpura village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sherpura village out of total population, 1,440 were engaged in work activities. 96.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,440 workers engaged in Main Work, 823 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 270 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,389 1,117 272
Cultivators 823 784 39
Agriculture Labourer 270 219 51
Other Workers 296 114 182
Marginal Workers 51 26 25
Non Working 2,957 1,115 1,842

Map of Sherpura, Banaskantha, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Sherpura, Deesa

Below are the list of villages near Sherpura village in Deesa.

Village Population
Varan 5,557
Kunvara Padar 271
Devsari 741
Kasari 4,883
Kamoda 2,232
Baiwada 4,835
Chekra 2,243
Morthal Golia 971
Kuda 3,544
Genaji rabari Golia 2,635

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