Shahpur Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011
Shahpur is a village situated in Pranpur block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 300 families residing in the village Shahpur. The total population of Shahpur is 1,521 out of which 766 are males and 755 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shahpur is 986.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shahpur village is 327 which is 21% of the total population. There are 160 male children and 167 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shahpur is 1,044 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (986) of Shahpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shahpur is 39.4%. Thus Shahpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 44.72% and the female literacy rate is 34.01% in Shahpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shahpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shahpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shahpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 327 | 160 | 167 |
| Literacy | 39.45% | 44.72% | 34.01% |
| Scheduled Caste | 102 | 54 | 48 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 168 | 79 | 89 |
| Illiterate | 1,050 | 495 | 555 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11% of total population in Shahpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shahpur village out of total population, 603 were engaged in work activities. 8.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 91.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 603 workers engaged in Main Work, 38 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 49 | 45 | 4 |
| Cultivators | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 554 | 327 | 227 |
| Non Working | 918 | 394 | 524 |
Nearby Villages to Shahpur,
Below are the list of villages near Shahpur village in Pranpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Maniknagar | 1,250 |
| Piritnagar | 702 |
| Ganganagar | 641 |
| Gauripur | 1,923 |
| Lalganj Teghra English | 19,006 |
| Khojate Hat | 744 |
| Mahadeopur | 1,362 |
| Kebala | 5,038 |
| Keshopur | 841 |
| Ramchandarpur | 3,288 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shahpur, Katihar, Bihar - Wikipedia