Shahpura Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dindori, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Shahpura is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Shahpura tehsil of Dindori district. The Shahpura city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,503 families residing in the Shahpura city. The total population of Shahpura is 10,995 out of which 5,656 are males and 5,339 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shahpura is 944.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shahpura city is 1417 which is 13% of the total population. There are 719 male children and 698 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shahpura is 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (944).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shahpura is 84.1%. Thus Shahpura has higher literacy rate compared to 63.9% of Dindori district. The male literacy rate is 91.27% and the female literacy rate is 76.47% in Shahpura.

Shahpura Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,503 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Shahpura Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shahpura Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,417 719 698
Literacy 84.1% 79.7% 66.5%
Scheduled Caste 614 288 326
Scheduled Tribe 1,887 956 931
Illiterate 2,940 1,150 1,790

Caste-wise Population - Shahpura

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17.2% of total population in Shahpura.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 614 288 326
Schedule Tribe 1,887 956 931

Religion-wise Population - Shahpura

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shahpura is 10,583 which is 96.25% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shahpura is 368 which is 3.35% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Shahpura as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,583 (96.25%) 5,435 5,148
Muslim 368 (3.35%) 196 172
Christian 7 (0.06%) 5 2
Sikh 4 (0.04%) 2 2
Buddhist 3 (0.03%) 1 2
Jain 21 (0.19%) 13 8
Other Religion 7 (0.06%) 2 5
No Religion Specified 2 (0.02%) 2 0

Literacy Rate - Shahpura

The total literacy rate of Shahpura was 84.1% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 8,055 literates, males were 4,506 while females were 3,549. Also the male literacy rate was 91.27% and the female literacy rate was 76.47% in Shahpura.

  Shahpura Madhya Pradesh
Female 76.47% 59.24%
Male 91.27% 78.73%
Total 84.1% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Shahpura

The Sex Ratio of Shahpura is 944. Thus per every 1000 men there were 944 females in Shahpura. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 944 ) of Shahpura.

Child Population - Shahpura

According to Census 2011, there were 1,417 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shahpura. Out of which 719 were male while 698 were female.

Working Population - Shahpura

In Shahpura Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 4,011 were engaged in work activities. 78.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,011 workers engaged in Main Work, 268 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 231 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,145 2,529 616
Cultivators 268 213 55
Agriculture Labourer 231 142 89
Household Industries 259 201 58
Other Workers 2,387 1,973 414
Marginal Workers 866 474 392
Non Working 6,984 2,653 4,331

Shahpura Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Shahpura is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,816 78.5% 882
2 Ward No - 2 1,314 72% 991
3 Ward No - 3 993 75.2% 1,073
4 Ward No - 4 643 80.7% 875
5 Ward No - 5 309 79.6% 968
6 Ward No - 6 641 71.3% 991
7 Ward No - 7 837 73.7% 983
8 Ward No - 8 258 71.7% 925
9 Ward No - 9 403 75.2% 938
10 Ward No - 10 595 76.8% 926
11 Ward No - 11 426 79.1% 813
12 Ward No - 12 405 84.9% 893
13 Ward No - 13 657 65.8% 967
14 Ward No - 14 535 77.6% 838
15 Ward No - 15 1,163 53.7% 995

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