Shikarpur Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Shikarpur is a village situated in Kasba block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 425 families residing in the village Shikarpur. The total population of Shikarpur is 2,506 out of which 1,329 are males and 1,177 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shikarpur is 886.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Shikarpur village is 610 which is 24% of the total population. There are 328 male children and 282 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shikarpur is 860 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (886) of Shikarpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shikarpur is 53.4%. Thus Shikarpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 62.84% and the female literacy rate is 42.79% in Shikarpur village.

Population
2,506
Families
425
Literacy
53.38%
Sex Ratio
886

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

Shikarpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 610 328 282
Literacy 53.38% 62.84% 42.79%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,494 700 794

Caste Data as per Census 2011

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


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shikarpur village out of total population, 684 were engaged in work activities. 47.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 684 workers engaged in Main Work, 144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 147 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 322 298 24
Cultivators 144 132 12
Agriculture Labourer 147 140 7
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 27 22 5
Marginal Workers 362 246 116
Non Working 1,822 785 1,037

Map of Shikarpur, Purnia, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Shikarpur, Kasba

Below are the list of villages near Shikarpur village in Kasba.

Village Population
Sabdalpur 6,875
Deari 1,571
Basantpur 2,044
Kulasundar 566
Kula Bhagwati 239
Puparia 515
Kula Khas 4,984
Alampur 570
Murad Bagh 43
Fatehpur 3,606

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