Sham Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Sham Sherpur is a village situated in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 477 families residing in the village Sham Sherpur. The total population of Sham Sherpur is 2,558 out of which 1,325 are males and 1,233 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sham Sherpur is 931.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sham Sherpur village is 324 which is 13% of the total population. There are 174 male children and 150 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sham Sherpur is 862 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Sham Sherpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sham Sherpur is 69.7%. Thus Sham Sherpur village has a lower literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 72.98% and the female literacy rate is 66.2% in Sham Sherpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sham Sherpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sham Sherpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sham Sherpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 324 | 174 | 150 |
| Literacy | 69.7% | 72.98% | 66.2% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,553 | 798 | 755 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,001 | 485 | 516 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 60.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sham Sherpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sham Sherpur village out of total population, 810 were engaged in work activities. 93.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 810 workers engaged in Main Work, 80 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 261 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 757 | 645 | 112 |
| Cultivators | 80 | 72 | 8 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 261 | 243 | 18 |
| Household Industries | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 401 | 317 | 84 |
| Marginal Workers | 53 | 32 | 21 |
| Non Working | 1,748 | 648 | 1,100 |
Map of Sham Sherpur, Gurdaspur, Punjab
Nearby Villages to Sham Sherpur, Batala
Below are the list of villages near Sham Sherpur village in Batala.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Chataurgarh | 1,111 |
| Dadu Jodh | 930 |
| Thatha | 2,022 |
| Badowal Kalan | 1,667 |
| Lodhi Nangal | 679 |
| Badowal Khurd | 1,378 |
| Khokhar | 1,282 |
| Gharkian | 594 |
| Qila Desa Singh | 1,585 |
| Dhanda | 438 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sham Sherpur, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia