Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Sherpur is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 109 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 540 out of which 291 are males and 249 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 856.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 54 which is 10% of the total population. There are 35 male children and 19 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 543 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (856) of Sherpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 89.3%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 91.41% and the female literacy rate is 86.96% 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 | 54 | 35 | 19 |
| Literacy | 89.3% | 91.41% | 86.96% |
| Scheduled Caste | 83 | 46 | 37 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 106 | 57 | 49 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.4% 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, 161 were engaged in work activities. 88.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 161 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 143 | 113 | 30 |
| Cultivators | 45 | 42 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 98 | 71 | 27 |
| Marginal Workers | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| Non Working | 379 | 161 | 218 |
Nearby Villages to Sherpur,
Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Gurdaspur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Abul Khair | 2,229 |
| Mirpur | 1,524 |
| Dharo Chak | 733 |
| Zafarpur | 758 |
| Khojepur | 1,632 |
| Babowal | 2,631 |
| Mahandipur | 83 |
| Dakhla | 479 |
| Sahowal | 2,071 |
| Bhabra | 594 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sherpur, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia