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Shankarpur Population - Gopalganj, Bihar

Shankarpur is a large village located in Baikunthpur Block of Gopalganj district, Bihar with total 433 families residing. The Shankarpur village has population of 2503 of which 1292 are males while 1211 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shankarpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 486 which makes up 19.42 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shankarpur village is 937 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Shankarpur as per census is 834, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Shankarpur village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Shankarpur village was 44.22 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Shankarpur Male literacy stands at 54.72 % while female literacy rate was 33.33 %.

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

Shankarpur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 433 - -
Population 2,503 1,292 1,211
Child (0-6) 486 265 221
Schedule Caste 510 257 253
Schedule Tribe 3 2 1
Literacy 44.22 % 54.72 % 33.33 %
Total Workers 605 536 69
Main Worker 386 - -
Marginal Worker 219 196 23

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.38 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.12 % of total population in Shankarpur village.

Work Profile

In Shankarpur village out of total population, 605 were engaged in work activities. 63.80 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.20 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 605 workers engaged in Main Work, 216 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 47 were Agricultural labourer.