Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Sherpur is a village situated in Ramnagar - II block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 138 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 730 out of which 388 are males and 342 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 881.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 68 which is 9% of the total population. There are 34 male children and 34 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (881) of Sherpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 95.5%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 99.44% and the female literacy rate is 90.91% 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 | 68 | 34 | 34 |
| Literacy | 95.47% | 99.44% | 90.91% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 98 | 36 | 62 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% 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, 242 were engaged in work activities. 83.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 242 workers engaged in Main Work, 47 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 71 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 201 | 194 | 7 |
| Cultivators | 47 | 46 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 71 | 71 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 83 | 77 | 6 |
| Marginal Workers | 41 | 30 | 11 |
| Non Working | 488 | 164 | 324 |
Nearby Villages to Sherpur,
Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Ramnagar - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Tatkapur | 811 |
| Khoyapur | 431 |
| Jinandipur | 1,474 |
| Dhanubar | 313 |
| Ahammadpur | 398 |
| Pashchim Ramchandrapur | 454 |
| Khidirpur | 1,023 |
| Uttar Gopalpur | 1,564 |
| Shahapur | 538 |
| Purbba Raghunathpur | 300 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sherpur, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia