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Shekhpura Population - Patiala, Punjab

Shekhpura is a large village located in Patiala Tehsil of Patiala district, Punjab with total 470 families residing. The Shekhpura village has population of 2284 of which 1200 are males while 1084 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shekhpura village population of children with age 0-6 is 239 which makes up 10.46 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shekhpura village is 903 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Shekhpura as per census is 927, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Shekhpura village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Shekhpura village was 84.50 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Shekhpura Male literacy stands at 88.85 % while female literacy rate was 79.67 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Shekhpura village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Shekhpura village.

Shekhpura Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 470 - -
Population 2,284 1,200 1,084
Child (0-6) 239 124 115
Schedule Caste 197 97 100
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.50 % 88.85 % 79.67 %
Total Workers 784 637 147
Main Worker 752 - -
Marginal Worker 32 15 17

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.63 % of total population in Shekhpura village. The village Shekhpura currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shekhpura village out of total population, 784 were engaged in work activities. 95.92 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.08 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 784 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.