Sherkotla Population, Caste, Working Data Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Sherkotla is a village situated in Kathua tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 126 families residing in the village Sherkotla. The total population of Sherkotla is 560 out of which 292 are males and 268 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherkotla is 918.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherkotla village is 80 which is 14% of the total population. There are 44 male children and 36 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherkotla is 818 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Sherkotla village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherkotla is 64%. Thus Sherkotla village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Kathua district. The male literacy rate is 72.98% and the female literacy rate is 54.31% in Sherkotla village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sherkotla village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sherkotla Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sherkotla village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 80 | 44 | 36 |
| Literacy | 63.96% | 72.98% | 54.31% |
| Scheduled Caste | 202 | 111 | 91 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 70 | 43 | 27 |
| Illiterate | 253 | 111 | 142 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.5% of total population in Sherkotla village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sherkotla village out of total population, 141 were engaged in work activities. 99.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 141 workers engaged in Main Work, 111 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 140 | 140 | 0 |
| Cultivators | 111 | 111 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Non Working | 419 | 151 | 268 |
Nearby Villages to Sherkotla,
Below are the list of villages near Sherkotla village in Kathua.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sherkotla, Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia