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Sherpur Bala Population - Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir

Sherpur Bala is a medium size village located in Hiranagar Tehsil of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 163 families residing. The Sherpur Bala village has population of 836 of which 433 are males while 403 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sherpur Bala village population of children with age 0-6 is 114 which makes up 13.64 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sherpur Bala village is 931 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Sherpur Bala as per census is 810, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Sherpur Bala village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Sherpur Bala village was 82.27 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Sherpur Bala Male literacy stands at 88.38 % while female literacy rate was 75.85 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Sherpur Bala 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 Sherpur Bala village.

Sherpur Bala Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 163 - -
Population 836 433 403
Child (0-6) 114 63 51
Schedule Caste 120 62 58
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.27 % 88.38 % 75.85 %
Total Workers 221 200 21
Main Worker 212 - -
Marginal Worker 9 4 5

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.35 % of total population in Sherpur Bala village. The village Sherpur Bala currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sherpur Bala village out of total population, 221 were engaged in work activities. 95.93 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.07 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 221 workers engaged in Main Work, 93 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.