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Shakri Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Shakri is a medium size village located in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 57 families residing. The Shakri village has population of 338 of which 172 are males while 166 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shakri village population of children with age 0-6 is 55 which makes up 16.27 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shakri village is 965 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Shakri as per census is 833, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Shakri village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Shakri village was 82.33 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Shakri Male literacy stands at 88.03 % while female literacy rate was 76.60 %.

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

Shakri Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 57 - -
Population 338 172 166
Child (0-6) 55 30 25
Schedule Caste 113 61 52
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.33 % 88.03 % 76.60 %
Total Workers 102 92 10
Main Worker 91 - -
Marginal Worker 11 5 6

Caste Factor

Shakri village of Gurdaspur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.43 % of total population in Shakri village. The village Shakri currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shakri village out of total population, 102 were engaged in work activities. 89.22 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.78 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 102 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.