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Shikar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Shikar is a Census Town city situated in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 692 families residing in the Shikar city. The total population of Shikar is 4,001 out of which 2,330 are males and 1,671 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shikar is 717.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shikar city is 442 which is 11% of the total population. There are 243 male children and 199 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shikar is 819 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (717).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shikar is 80%. Thus Shikar has higher literacy rate compared to 79.9% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 86.06% and the female literacy rate is 71.4% in Shikar.

Shikar Census Town has total administration over 692 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.

Shikar Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 442 243 199
Literacy 80% 77.1% 62.9%
Scheduled Caste 264 145 119
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,154 534 620

Caste-wise Population - Shikar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shikar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 264 145 119
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Shikar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shikar is 982 which is 24.54% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shikar is 57 which is 1.42% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Shikar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 982 (24.54%) 731 251
Muslim 57 (1.42%) 46 11
Christian 726 (18.15%) 393 333
Sikh 2,202 (55.04%) 1,143 1,059
Buddhist 4 (0.1%) 3 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 2 (0.05%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 28 (0.7%) 13 15

Literacy Rate - Shikar

The total literacy rate of Shikar was 79.99% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 2,847 literates, males were 1,796 while females were 1,051. Also the male literacy rate was 86.06% and the female literacy rate was 71.4% in Shikar.

  Shikar Punjab
Female 71.4% 70.73%
Male 86.06% 80.44%
Total 79.99% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Shikar

The Sex Ratio of Shikar is 717. Thus per every 1000 men there were 717 females in Shikar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 819 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 717 ) of Shikar.

Child Population - Shikar

According to Census 2011, there were 442 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shikar. Out of which 243 were male while 199 were female.

Working Population - Shikar

In Shikar Census Town out of total population, 1,661 were engaged in work activities. 94.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,661 workers engaged in Main Work, 243 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 132 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,570 1,380 190
Cultivators 243 227 16
Agriculture Labourer 132 129 3
Household Industries 17 14 3
Other Workers 1,178 1,010 168
Marginal Workers 91 41 50
Non Working 2,340 909 1,431

Shikar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,001 71.2% 717

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