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Shahpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hardwar, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Shahpur is a Census Town city situated in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 957 families residing in the Shahpur city. The total population of Shahpur is 5,684 out of which 3,012 are males and 2,672 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shahpur is 887.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shahpur city is 1048 which is 18% of the total population. There are 547 male children and 501 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shahpur is 916 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (887).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shahpur is 67.7%. Thus Shahpur has lower literacy rate compared to 73.4% of Hardwar district. The male literacy rate is 75.05% and the female literacy rate is 59.33% in Shahpur.

Shahpur Census Town has total administration over 957 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.

Shahpur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,048 547 501
Literacy 67.7% 61.4% 48.2%
Scheduled Caste 652 358 294
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,546 1,162 1,384

Caste-wise Population - Shahpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shahpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 652 358 294
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Shahpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shahpur is 1,588 which is 27.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shahpur is 4,064 which is 71.5% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Shahpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,588 (27.94%) 867 721
Muslim 4,064 (71.5%) 2,121 1,943
Christian 3 (0.05%) 2 1
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 29 (0.51%) 22 7

Literacy Rate - Shahpur

The total literacy rate of Shahpur was 67.69% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 78.82% of Uttarakhand. Population-wise, out of total 3,138 literates, males were 1,850 while females were 1,288. Also the male literacy rate was 75.05% and the female literacy rate was 59.33% in Shahpur.

  Shahpur Uttarakhand
Female 59.33% 70.01%
Male 75.05% 87.4%
Total 67.69% 78.82%

Sex Ratio - Shahpur

The Sex Ratio of Shahpur is 887. Thus per every 1000 men there were 887 females in Shahpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 916 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 887 ) of Shahpur.

Child Population - Shahpur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,048 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shahpur. Out of which 547 were male while 501 were female.

Working Population - Shahpur

In Shahpur Census Town out of total population, 1,903 were engaged in work activities. 91.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,903 workers engaged in Main Work, 50 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 559 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,737 1,349 388
Cultivators 50 42 8
Agriculture Labourer 559 526 33
Household Industries 253 69 184
Other Workers 875 712 163
Marginal Workers 166 95 71
Non Working 3,781 1,568 2,213

Shahpur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,684 55.2% 887

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