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Shahura Population - Amritsar, Punjab

Shahura is a large village located in Ajnala Tehsil of Amritsar district, Punjab with total 496 families residing. The Shahura village has population of 2573 of which 1357 are males while 1216 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shahura village population of children with age 0-6 is 325 which makes up 12.63 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shahura village is 896 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Shahura as per census is 868, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Shahura village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Shahura village was 58.23 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Shahura Male literacy stands at 61.79 % while female literacy rate was 54.27 %.

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

Shahura Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 496 - -
Population 2,573 1,357 1,216
Child (0-6) 325 174 151
Schedule Caste 628 327 301
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 58.23 % 61.79 % 54.27 %
Total Workers 786 718 68
Main Worker 766 - -
Marginal Worker 20 14 6

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.41 % of total population in Shahura village. The village Shahura currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shahura village out of total population, 786 were engaged in work activities. 97.46 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.54 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 786 workers engaged in Main Work, 443 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 193 were Agricultural labourer.