Sherpur Population, Caste, Working Data Patna, Bihar - Census 2011

Sherpur is a village situated in Bakhtiarpur block of Patna district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 223 families residing in the village Sherpur. The total population of Sherpur is 1,478 out of which 804 are males and 674 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 838.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sherpur village is 207 which is 14% of the total population. There are 113 male children and 94 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherpur is 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (838) of Sherpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherpur is 91.4%. Thus Sherpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 59.3% of Patna district. The male literacy rate is 96.09% and the female literacy rate is 85.86% in Sherpur village.

Population
1,478
Families
223
Literacy
91.42%
Sex Ratio
838

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 207 113 94
Literacy 91.42% 96.09% 85.86%
Scheduled Caste 5 3 2
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 316 140 176

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sherpur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sherpur village out of total population, 493 were engaged in work activities. 85.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 493 workers engaged in Main Work, 80 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 195 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 422 312 110
Cultivators 80 65 15
Agriculture Labourer 195 134 61
Household Industries 32 6 26
Other Workers 115 107 8
Marginal Workers 71 21 50
Non Working 985 471 514

Map of Sherpur, Patna, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Sherpur, Bakhtiarpur

Below are the list of villages near Sherpur village in Bakhtiarpur.

Village Population
Rampur 1,214
Gangapur Narauli 3,790
Bahadurpur 1,332
Goiaspur 1,480
Saidpur 3,690
Mulrajpur 3,506
Chak Chhitu 1,913
Ghansurpur 787
Hedaiatpur 6,277
Lakhipur 1,884

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