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Shah Pur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Shah Pur is a Census Town city situated in Chainpur block of Palamu district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,360 families residing in the Shah Pur city. The total population of Shah Pur is 13,513 out of which 6,976 are males and 6,537 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shah Pur is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shah Pur city is 2101 which is 16% of the total population. There are 1074 male children and 1027 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shah Pur is 956 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (937).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shah Pur is 72.2%. Thus Shah Pur has higher literacy rate compared to 63.6% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 77.33% and the female literacy rate is 66.75% in Shah Pur.

Shah Pur Census Town has total administration over 2,360 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Shah Pur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shah Pur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 2,101 1,074 1,027
Literacy 72.2% 65.4% 56.3%
Scheduled Caste 937 494 443
Scheduled Tribe 527 266 261
Illiterate 5,271 2,412 2,859

Caste-wise Population - Shah Pur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.9% of total population in Shah Pur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 937 494 443
Schedule Tribe 527 266 261

Religion-wise Population - Shah Pur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shah Pur is 7,184 which is 53.16% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shah Pur is 5,805 which is 42.96% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Shah Pur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,184 (53.16%) 3,754 3,430
Muslim 5,805 (42.96%) 2,956 2,849
Christian 478 (3.54%) 241 237
Sikh 5 (0.04%) 3 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 25 (0.19%) 11 14
No Religion Specified 16 (0.12%) 11 5

Literacy Rate - Shah Pur

The total literacy rate of Shah Pur was 72.22% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 8,242 literates, males were 4,564 while females were 3,678. Also the male literacy rate was 77.33% and the female literacy rate was 66.75% in Shah Pur.

  Shah Pur Jharkhand
Female 66.75% 55.42%
Male 77.33% 76.84%
Total 72.22% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Shah Pur

The Sex Ratio of Shah Pur is 937. Thus per every 1000 men there were 937 females in Shah Pur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 956 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 937 ) of Shah Pur.

Child Population - Shah Pur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,101 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shah Pur. Out of which 1,074 were male while 1,027 were female.

Working Population - Shah Pur

In Shah Pur Census Town out of total population, 3,461 were engaged in work activities. 86.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,461 workers engaged in Main Work, 23 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 243 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,982 2,645 337
Cultivators 23 23 0
Agriculture Labourer 243 225 18
Household Industries 136 120 16
Other Workers 2,580 2,277 303
Marginal Workers 479 311 168
Non Working 10,052 4,020 6,032

Shah Pur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Shah Pur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 13,513 61% 937

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