Shankar Gerya Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Shankar Gerya is a village situated in Potashpur - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 163 families residing in the village Shankar Gerya. The total population of Shankar Gerya is 785 out of which 429 are males and 356 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shankar Gerya is 830.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shankar Gerya village is 85 which is 11% of the total population. There are 48 male children and 37 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankar Gerya is 771 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (830) of Shankar Gerya village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shankar Gerya is 84.7%. Thus Shankar Gerya village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 90.81% and the female literacy rate is 77.43% in Shankar Gerya village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shankar Gerya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shankar Gerya Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shankar Gerya village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 85 | 48 | 37 |
| Literacy | 84.71% | 90.81% | 77.43% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 192 | 83 | 109 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shankar Gerya village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shankar Gerya village out of total population, 213 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 213 workers engaged in Main Work, 130 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 64 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 199 | 195 | 4 |
| Cultivators | 130 | 129 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 64 | 63 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Non Working | 572 | 220 | 352 |
Nearby Villages to Shankar Gerya,
Below are the list of villages near Shankar Gerya village in Potashpur - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Chak Sagar | 496 |
| Madhabasan | 443 |
| Tupchibar | 861 |
| Asharya Bandh | 651 |
| Bara Bhagia | 1,211 |
| Nilapur | 514 |
| Chak Majait | 236 |
| Pandua Para | 746 |
| Gabdangar | 793 |
| Purulia | 472 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shankar Gerya, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia