Shakoor Population, Caste, Working Data Firozpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Shakoor is a village situated in Firozpur tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 439 families residing in the village Shakoor. The total population of Shakoor is 2,433 out of which 1,253 are males and 1,180 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shakoor is 942.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Shakoor village is 262 which is 11% of the total population. There are 144 male children and 118 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shakoor is 819 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Shakoor village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shakoor is 56.3%. Thus Shakoor village has a lower literacy rate compared to 60.5% of Firozpur district. The male literacy rate is 62.22% and the female literacy rate is 50.19% in Shakoor village.

Population
2,433
Families
439
Literacy
56.33%
Sex Ratio
942

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shakoor village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Shakoor Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shakoor village.

Total Male Female
Children 262 144 118
Literacy 56.33% 62.22% 50.19%
Scheduled Caste 605 292 313
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,210 563 647

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shakoor village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shakoor village out of total population, 1,280 were engaged in work activities. 91.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,280 workers engaged in Main Work, 713 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 329 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,176 675 501
Cultivators 713 412 301
Agriculture Labourer 329 167 162
Household Industries 44 34 10
Other Workers 90 62 28
Marginal Workers 104 65 39
Non Working 1,153 513 640

Map of Shakoor, Firozpur, Punjab


Nearby Villages to Shakoor, Firozpur

Below are the list of villages near Shakoor village in Firozpur.

Village Population
Khaja Kharak 1,341
Bhangar 1,862
Shahzadi 2,064
Sappanwali 690
Saranwali 867
Wan 802
Warabhai 1,557
Sayianwala 620
Ghall Khurd 2,160
Toot 2,072

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