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Shah Nagar Population - Katihar, Bihar

Shah Nagar is a medium size village located in Kadwa Block of Katihar district, Bihar with total 381 families residing. The Shah Nagar village has population of 1822 of which 968 are males while 854 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shah Nagar village population of children with age 0-6 is 382 which makes up 20.97 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shah Nagar village is 882 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Shah Nagar as per census is 969, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Shah Nagar village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Shah Nagar village was 40.21 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Shah Nagar Male literacy stands at 45.35 % while female literacy rate was 34.23 %.

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

Shah Nagar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 381 - -
Population 1,822 968 854
Child (0-6) 382 194 188
Schedule Caste 292 162 130
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 40.21 % 45.35 % 34.23 %
Total Workers 521 492 29
Main Worker 503 - -
Marginal Worker 18 16 2

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.03 % of total population in Shah Nagar village. The village Shah Nagar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shah Nagar village out of total population, 521 were engaged in work activities. 96.55 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.45 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 521 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 406 were Agricultural labourer.