Sham Nagar Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Sham Nagar is a village situated in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 318 families residing in the village Sham Nagar. The total population of Sham Nagar is 1,517 out of which 801 are males and 716 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sham Nagar is 894.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sham Nagar village is 187 which is 12% of the total population. There are 97 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sham Nagar is 928 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (894) of Sham Nagar village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sham Nagar is 79.8%. Thus Sham Nagar village has a higher literacy rate compared to 60.9% of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. The male literacy rate is 88.35% and the female literacy rate is 70.13% in Sham Nagar village.

Population
1,517
Families
318
Literacy
79.77%
Sex Ratio
894

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

Sham Nagar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 187 97 90
Literacy 79.77% 88.35% 70.13%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 36 20 16
Illiterate 456 179 277

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.4% of total population in Sham Nagar village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sham Nagar village out of total population, 844 were engaged in work activities. 79.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 844 workers engaged in Main Work, 632 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 674 418 256
Cultivators 632 386 246
Agriculture Labourer 12 6 6
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 28 24 4
Marginal Workers 170 30 140
Non Working 673 353 320

Map of Sham Nagar, Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh


Nearby Villages to Sham Nagar, Pakhanjur

Below are the list of villages near Sham Nagar village in Pakhanjur.

Village Population
Govindpur 1,621
Jaishri Nagar 1,289
Yesebeda 334
Vanshri 1,014
Vidhya Nagar 940
Yogendra Nagar 1,831
Subhash Nagar 789
Matoli 459
Indrapuri 327
Hariharpur 1,008

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