Shampura Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Shampura is a village situated in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 320 families residing in the village Shampura. The total population of Shampura is 1,582 out of which 828 are males and 754 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shampura is 911.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shampura village is 173 which is 11% of the total population. There are 88 male children and 85 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shampura is 966 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (911) of Shampura village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shampura is 76.7%. Thus Shampura village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 81.08% and the female literacy rate is 71.9% in Shampura village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shampura village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shampura Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shampura village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 173 | 88 | 85 |
| Literacy | 76.72% | 81.08% | 71.9% |
| Scheduled Caste | 544 | 279 | 265 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 501 | 228 | 273 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shampura village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shampura village out of total population, 480 were engaged in work activities. 91.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 480 workers engaged in Main Work, 139 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 81 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 441 | 402 | 39 |
| Cultivators | 139 | 132 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 81 | 77 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 214 | 187 | 27 |
| Marginal Workers | 39 | 28 | 11 |
| Non Working | 1,102 | 398 | 704 |
Nearby Villages to Shampura,
Below are the list of villages near Shampura village in Dera Baba Nanak.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Singhpura | 1,119 |
| Dharamabad | 998 |
| Mehta | 487 |
| Panwan | 412 |
| Shezada | 837 |
| Talwandi Hinduan | 791 |
| Megha | 511 |
| Dala | 286 |
| Rattar Chhattar | 722 |
| Gurchak | 446 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shampura, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia