Sherkhi Population, Caste, Working Data Vadodara, Gujarat - Census 2011
Sherkhi is a village situated in Vadodara taluka of Vadodara district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,841 families residing in the village Sherkhi. The total population of Sherkhi is 9,464 out of which 4,874 are males and 4,590 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherkhi is 942.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherkhi village is 1182 which is 12% of the total population. There are 636 male children and 546 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherkhi is 858 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Sherkhi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherkhi is 84.5%. Thus Sherkhi village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.5% of Vadodara district. The male literacy rate is 91.86% and the female literacy rate is 76.76% in Sherkhi village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Sherkhi village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sherkhi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sherkhi Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sherkhi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,182 | 636 | 546 |
| Literacy | 84.48% | 91.86% | 76.76% |
| Scheduled Caste | 275 | 141 | 134 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 123 | 64 | 59 |
| Illiterate | 2,467 | 981 | 1,486 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Sherkhi village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sherkhi village out of total population, 3,362 were engaged in work activities. 87.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,362 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,051 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 776 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 2,940 | 2,521 | 419 |
| Cultivators | 1,051 | 990 | 61 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 776 | 499 | 277 |
| Household Industries | 35 | 34 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 1,078 | 998 | 80 |
| Marginal Workers | 422 | 256 | 166 |
| Non Working | 6,102 | 2,097 | 4,005 |
Nearby Villages to Sherkhi,
Below are the list of villages near Sherkhi village in Vadodara.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sherkhi, Vadodara, Gujarat - Wikipedia