Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Barmer, Rajasthan - Census 2011
Sherpur is a village situated in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 319 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 1,984 out of which 1,034 are males and 950 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 919.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 437 which is 22% of the total population. There are 229 male children and 208 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Sherpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 27.9%. Thus Sherpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 45.6% of Barmer district. The male literacy rate is 38.01% and the female literacy rate is 16.85% in Sherpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sherpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sherpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sherpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 437 | 229 | 208 |
| Literacy | 27.86% | 38.01% | 16.85% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,115 | 575 | 540 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,553 | 728 | 825 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 56.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sherpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sherpur village out of total population, 1,039 were engaged in work activities. 78.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,039 workers engaged in Main Work, 728 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 812 | 478 | 334 |
| Cultivators | 728 | 435 | 293 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 69 | 30 | 39 |
| Marginal Workers | 227 | 66 | 161 |
| Non Working | 945 | 490 | 455 |
Nearby Villages to Sherpur,
Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Chohtan.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Baneniyon Ki Dhani | 597 |
| Aakal | 2,184 |
| Peepli Beri | 1,262 |
| Borla Jatan | 1,439 |
| Champa Beri | 752 |
| Ogala | 2,221 |
| Chalkana | 640 |
| Kharader | 1,668 |
| Bhawanipura | 857 |
| Gora | 5,513 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sherpur, Barmer, Rajasthan - Wikipedia