Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Nalanda, Bihar - Census 2011
Sherpur is a village situated in Asthawan block of Nalanda district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 263 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 1,925 out of which 1,028 are males and 897 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 873.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 261 which is 14% of the total population. There are 122 male children and 139 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 1,139 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (873) of Sherpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 74%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 88.41% and the female literacy rate is 56.86% 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 | 261 | 122 | 139 |
| Literacy | 74.04% | 88.41% | 56.86% |
| Scheduled Caste | 621 | 322 | 299 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Illiterate | 693 | 227 | 466 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Sherpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sherpur village out of total population, 678 were engaged in work activities. 99% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 678 workers engaged in Main Work, 165 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 416 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 671 | 475 | 196 |
| Cultivators | 165 | 160 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 416 | 235 | 181 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 87 | 77 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Non Working | 1,247 | 548 | 699 |
Nearby Villages to Sherpur,
Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Asthawan.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mohammadpur Nakatpura | 2,825 |
| Rajawan | 2,555 |
| Chistipur | 1,945 |
| Pachetan | 1,921 |
| Malti | 7,015 |
| Nezampur | 1,343 |
| Asthawan | 14,061 |
| Bhikhani Bigha | 1,010 |
| Desna | 3,176 |
| Andi | 3,596 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sherpur, Nalanda, Bihar - Wikipedia