Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Gaya, Bihar - Census 2011

Sherpur is a village situated in Gaya Town C.D.Block block of Gaya district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 247 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 1,839 out of which 915 are males and 924 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 1,010.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 429 which is 23% of the total population. There are 196 male children and 233 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 1,189 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,010) of Sherpur village.

Population
1,839
Families
247
Literacy
59.93%
Sex Ratio
1,010

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 59.9%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Gaya district. The male literacy rate is 65.65% and the female literacy rate is 53.98% 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 429 196 233
Literacy 59.93% 65.65% 53.98%
Scheduled Caste 423 201 222
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 994 443 551

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23% 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, 628 were engaged in work activities. 26.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 73.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 628 workers engaged in Main Work, 65 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 60 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 169 151 18
Cultivators 65 65 0
Agriculture Labourer 60 47 13
Household Industries 6 6 0
Other Workers 38 33 5
Marginal Workers 459 273 186
Non Working 1,211 491 720

Nearby Villages to Sherpur,

Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Gaya Town C.D.Block.

Village Population
Chamardih 2,230
Kasma 1,437
Channa 1,277
Kumar Bigha 451
Korwan 1,703
Sadipur 3,412
Balna 1,071
Lakhno 1,108
Murkatta 653
Katahri 1,532

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