Sherau Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011
Sherau is a village situated in Tharad taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 369 families residing in the village Sherau. The total population of Sherau is 2,076 out of which 1,086 are males and 990 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherau is 912.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sherau village is 353 which is 17% of the total population. There are 192 male children and 161 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherau is 839 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (912) of Sherau village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherau is 64.5%. Thus Sherau village has a higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 81.43% and the female literacy rate is 46.2% in Sherau village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Sherau village is CHUHAN AGARSIN SONJI. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sherau village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sherau Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sherau village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 353 | 192 | 161 |
| Literacy | 64.48% | 81.43% | 46.2% |
| Scheduled Caste | 208 | 109 | 99 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 965 | 358 | 607 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sherau village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sherau village out of total population, 760 were engaged in work activities. 85.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 760 workers engaged in Main Work, 460 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 56 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 653 | 571 | 82 |
| Cultivators | 460 | 408 | 52 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 56 | 45 | 11 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 132 | 113 | 19 |
| Marginal Workers | 107 | 23 | 84 |
| Non Working | 1,316 | 492 | 824 |
Map of Sherau, Banaskantha, Gujarat
Nearby Villages to Sherau, Tharad
Below are the list of villages near Sherau village in Tharad.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ranesari | 1,346 |
| Ratanpura | 509 |
| Antrol | 2,234 |
| Ranpur | 892 |
| Naroli | 4,377 |
| Ajawada | 2,081 |
| Savarakha | 1,707 |
| Karbun | 3,706 |
| Vaghasan | 3,543 |
| Nana Mesara | 1,330 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sherau, Banaskantha, Gujarat - Wikipedia