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Shekhpat Population - Jamnagar, Gujarat

Shekhpat is a large village located in Jamnagar Taluka of Jamnagar district, Gujarat with total 489 families residing. The Shekhpat village has population of 2832 of which 1423 are males while 1409 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shekhpat village population of children with age 0-6 is 430 which makes up 15.18 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shekhpat village is 990 which is higher than Gujarat state average of 919. Child Sex Ratio for the Shekhpat as per census is 1038, higher than Gujarat average of 890.

Shekhpat village has lower literacy rate compared to Gujarat. In 2011, literacy rate of Shekhpat village was 74.15 % compared to 78.03 % of Gujarat. In Shekhpat Male literacy stands at 84.74 % while female literacy rate was 63.36 %.

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

Shekhpat Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 489 - -
Population 2,832 1,423 1,409
Child (0-6) 430 211 219
Schedule Caste 53 28 25
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.15 % 84.74 % 63.36 %
Total Workers 928 778 150
Main Worker 884 - -
Marginal Worker 44 24 20

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.87 % of total population in Shekhpat village. The village Shekhpat currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shekhpat village out of total population, 928 were engaged in work activities. 95.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.74 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 928 workers engaged in Main Work, 360 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 199 were Agricultural labourer.