Sheopur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Sheopur is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Sheopur tehsil of Sheopur district. The Sheopur city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 13,724 families residing in the Sheopur city. The total population of Sheopur is 71,951 out of which 37,602 are males and 34,349 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sheopur is 913.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sheopur city is 10221 which is 14% of the total population. There are 5334 male children and 4887 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sheopur is 916 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (913).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sheopur is 73%. Thus Sheopur has higher literacy rate compared to 57.4% of Sheopur district. The male literacy rate is 81.92% and the female literacy rate is 63.34% in Sheopur.

Sheopur Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 13,724 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sheopur Municipality + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sheopur Municipality + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 10,221 5,334 4,887
Literacy 73% 70.3% 54.3%
Scheduled Caste 10,478 5,467 5,011
Scheduled Tribe 2,436 1,263 1,173
Illiterate 26,856 11,168 15,688

Caste-wise Population - Sheopur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.4% of total population in Sheopur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,478 5,467 5,011
Schedule Tribe 2,436 1,263 1,173

Religion-wise Population - Sheopur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sheopur is 48,135 which is 66.9% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sheopur is 22,796 which is 31.68% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sheopur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 48,135 (66.9%) 25,214 22,921
Muslim 22,796 (31.68%) 11,836 10,960
Christian 99 (0.14%) 47 52
Sikh 317 (0.44%) 185 132
Buddhist 91 (0.13%) 51 40
Jain 321 (0.45%) 169 152
Other Religion 21 (0.03%) 14 7
No Religion Specified 171 (0.24%) 86 85

Literacy Rate - Sheopur

The total literacy rate of Sheopur was 73.05% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 45,095 literates, males were 26,434 while females were 18,661. Also the male literacy rate was 81.92% and the female literacy rate was 63.34% in Sheopur.

  Sheopur Madhya Pradesh
Female 63.34% 59.24%
Male 81.92% 78.73%
Total 73.05% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Sheopur

The Sex Ratio of Sheopur is 913. Thus per every 1000 men there were 913 females in Sheopur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 916 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 913 ) of Sheopur.

Child Population - Sheopur

According to Census 2011, there were 10,221 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sheopur. Out of which 5,334 were male while 4,887 were female.

Working Population - Sheopur

In Sheopur Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 21,923 were engaged in work activities. 87.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 21,923 workers engaged in Main Work, 864 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 643 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,141 16,451 2,690
Cultivators 864 817 47
Agriculture Labourer 643 547 96
Household Industries 1,279 684 595
Other Workers 16,355 14,403 1,952
Marginal Workers 2,782 1,872 910
Non Working 50,028 19,279 30,749

Sheopur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sheopur is further divided into 23 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,793 59.3% 893
2 Ward No - 2 2,027 43.1% 910
3 Ward No - 3 1,565 81.7% 927
4 Ward No - 4 1,186 82.8% 957
5 Ward No - 5 1,360 84.6% 940
6 Ward No - 6 1,987 69.9% 944
7 Ward No - 7 5,978 49.5% 902
8 Ward No - 8 3,435 76.3% 919
9 Ward No - 9 4,887 75.6% 905
10 Ward No - 10 5,061 67.9% 911
11 Ward No - 11 15,269 56.7% 915
12 Ward No - 12 4,903 54.5% 914
13 Ward No - 13 2,868 68.8% 872
14 Ward No - 14 1,295 78.5% 933
15 Ward No - 15 3,170 54.7% 929
16 Ward No - 16 1,982 62.1% 1,008
17 Ward No - 17 1,105 83.5% 833
18 Ward No - 18 1,514 64.4% 876
19 Ward No - 19 1,881 61.7% 906
20 Ward No - 20 1,981 58.8% 921
21 Ward No - 21 1,573 65.6% 971
22 Ward No - 22 1,916 62.9% 918
23 Ward No - 23 1,215 58.8% 847

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