Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Washim, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Sherpur is a village situated in Karanja taluka of Washim district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 237 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 1,045 out of which 558 are males and 487 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 873.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 112 which is 11% of the total population. There are 54 male children and 58 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 1,074 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (873) of Sherpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 92.3%. Thus Sherpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of Washim district. The male literacy rate is 94.44% and the female literacy rate is 89.74% 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 | 112 | 54 | 58 |
| Literacy | 92.28% | 94.44% | 89.74% |
| Scheduled Caste | 294 | 161 | 133 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| Illiterate | 184 | 82 | 102 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.4% of total population in Sherpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sherpur village out of total population, 292 were engaged in work activities. 96.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 292 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 281 | 247 | 34 |
| Cultivators | 28 | 18 | 10 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 27 | 22 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 224 | 205 | 19 |
| Marginal Workers | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Non Working | 753 | 302 | 451 |
Nearby Villages to Sherpur,
Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Karanja.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sherpur, Washim, Maharashtra - Wikipedia