Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Shahpur Population - Purnia, Bihar

Shahpur is a large village located in Baisi Block of Purnia district, Bihar with total 501 families residing. The Shahpur village has population of 2500 of which 1275 are males while 1225 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shahpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 574 which makes up 22.96 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shahpur village is 961 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Shahpur as per census is 1014, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Shahpur village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Shahpur village was 47.30 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Shahpur Male literacy stands at 58.59 % while female literacy rate was 35.36 %.

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

Shahpur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 501 - -
Population 2,500 1,275 1,225
Child (0-6) 574 285 289
Schedule Caste 96 50 46
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 47.30 % 58.59 % 35.36 %
Total Workers 677 646 31
Main Worker 486 - -
Marginal Worker 191 179 12

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.84 % of total population in Shahpur village. The village Shahpur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shahpur village out of total population, 677 were engaged in work activities. 71.79 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.21 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 677 workers engaged in Main Work, 153 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 319 were Agricultural labourer.