Shamkot Population, Caste, Working Data Muktsar, Punjab - Census 2011

Shamkot is a village situated in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 672 families residing in the village Shamkot. The total population of Shamkot is 3,838 out of which 2,013 are males and 1,825 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shamkot is 907.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Shamkot village is 469 which is 12% of the total population. There are 259 male children and 210 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shamkot is 811 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Shamkot village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shamkot is 63.3%. Thus Shamkot village has a higher literacy rate compared to 58.2% of Muktsar district. The male literacy rate is 70.13% and the female literacy rate is 55.79% in Shamkot village.

Population
3,838
Families
672
Literacy
63.25%
Sex Ratio
907

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

Shamkot Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 469 259 210
Literacy 63.25% 70.13% 55.79%
Scheduled Caste 1,817 946 871
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,707 783 924

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 47.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shamkot village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shamkot village out of total population, 1,540 were engaged in work activities. 77.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,540 workers engaged in Main Work, 538 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 319 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,199 1,073 126
Cultivators 538 521 17
Agriculture Labourer 319 258 61
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 339 291 48
Marginal Workers 341 140 201
Non Working 2,298 800 1,498

Map of Shamkot, Muktsar, Punjab


Nearby Villages to Shamkot, Malout

Below are the list of villages near Shamkot village in Malout.

Village Population
Mahni Khera 2,142
Kolianwali 2,782
Farid Khera 2,025
Burj Sidhwan 5,256
Mehmud Khera 2,251
Dabwali Dhab 2,110
kanganpura 1,368
Gurusar Jodha 2,558
Arniwala Waziran 1,494
Pakki Tibbi 2,323

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