Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Hardwar, Uttarakhand - Census 2011
Sherpur is a village situated in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 307 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 1,739 out of which 907 are males and 832 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 917.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 274 which is 16% of the total population. There are 147 male children and 127 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 864 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Sherpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 80.9%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.3% of Hardwar district. The male literacy rate is 88.82% and the female literacy rate is 72.34% 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 | 274 | 147 | 127 |
| Literacy | 80.89% | 88.82% | 72.34% |
| Scheduled Caste | 668 | 339 | 329 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 554 | 232 | 322 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.4% 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, 504 were engaged in work activities. 98.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 504 workers engaged in Main Work, 141 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 93 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 496 | 468 | 28 |
| Cultivators | 141 | 138 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 93 | 89 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 253 | 233 | 20 |
| Marginal Workers | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Non Working | 1,235 | 433 | 802 |
Nearby Villages to Sherpur,
Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Roorkee.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Belada | 16 |
| Barampur | 2,561 |
| Bajuheri | 2,490 |
| Belada | 7,185 |
| Kanhapur | 1,115 |
| Rahmatpur | 10 |
| Rahmatpur | 4,656 |
| Kelanpur | 1,362 |
| Beldisalhapur | 1,860 |
| Kot Kaliyar Chak | 15 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sherpur, Hardwar, Uttarakhand - Wikipedia