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Shekhpura Population - Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Shekhpura is a large village located in Behat Tehsil of Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh with total 589 families residing. The Shekhpura village has population of 3280 of which 1731 are males while 1549 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shekhpura village population of children with age 0-6 is 653 which makes up 19.91 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shekhpura village is 895 which is lower than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Shekhpura as per census is 909, higher than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Shekhpura village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shekhpura village was 54.93 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Shekhpura Male literacy stands at 63.79 % while female literacy rate was 44.99 %.

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 589 - -
Population 3,280 1,731 1,549
Child (0-6) 653 342 311
Schedule Caste 1,434 761 673
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 54.93 % 63.79 % 44.99 %
Total Workers 860 813 47
Main Worker 844 - -
Marginal Worker 16 11 5

Caste Factor

In Shekhpura village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.72 % 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, 860 were engaged in work activities. 98.14 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.86 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 860 workers engaged in Main Work, 169 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 511 were Agricultural labourer.