Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Sherpur is a village situated in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 170 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 803 out of which 419 are males and 384 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 916.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 65 which is 8% of the total population. There are 40 male children and 25 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 625 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (916) of Sherpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 87.8%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 92.88% and the female literacy rate is 82.45% 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 | 65 | 40 | 25 |
| Literacy | 87.8% | 92.88% | 82.45% |
| Scheduled Caste | 371 | 203 | 168 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 155 | 67 | 88 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.2% 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, 212 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 212 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 198 | 179 | 19 |
| Cultivators | 46 | 46 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 144 | 128 | 16 |
| Marginal Workers | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Non Working | 591 | 228 | 363 |
Nearby Villages to Sherpur,
Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Hoshiarpur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sherpur, Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Wikipedia