Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Buxar, Bihar - Census 2011
Sherpur is a village situated in Buxar block of Buxar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 133 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 998 out of which 518 are males and 480 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 927.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 213 which is 21% of the total population. There are 107 male children and 106 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 991 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (927) of Sherpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 68.5%. Thus Sherpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 58% of Buxar district. The male literacy rate is 81.27% and the female literacy rate is 54.55% in Sherpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sherpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sherpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sherpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 213 | 107 | 106 |
| Literacy | 68.54% | 81.27% | 54.55% |
| Scheduled Caste | 39 | 19 | 20 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 84 | 41 | 43 |
| Illiterate | 460 | 184 | 276 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.4% of total population in Sherpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sherpur village out of total population, 217 were engaged in work activities. 95.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 217 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 153 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 208 | 203 | 5 |
| Cultivators | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 153 | 153 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 41 | 37 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Non Working | 781 | 306 | 475 |
Map of Sherpur, Buxar, Bihar
Nearby Villages to Sherpur, Buxar
Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Buxar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Arjunpur | 4,599 |
| Balapur | 642 |
| Darappur | 948 |
| Churamanpur | 4,277 |
| Tiwaripur | 865 |
| Parari | 1,372 |
| Dubauli | 29 |
| Sahupara | 1,291 |
| Tarapur | 121 |
| Dahiwar | 2,145 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sherpur, Buxar, Bihar - Wikipedia