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Town · Census 2011 · code 800671

Sherkot population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Uttar Pradesh, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population62,226people
Households9,668PCA households
Literacy rate68.2%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.52%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople62,22632,36929,857
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–69,6925,1334,559
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+35,82619,96215,864
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+68.2%73.29%62.71%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,7053,0322,673
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople936
Total workersCensus workers18,37215,8392,533
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.52%48.93%8.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,37712,7501,627
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,9953,089906
Non-workerspeople43,85416,53027,324

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 3829; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,668 households and 62,226 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.58% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.29% for males and 62.71% for females.
  • Of 18,372 workers, 78.25% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators76980
Agricultural labourers1,367681
Household industry workers1,085438
Other workers11,1562,796

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Sherkot (NPP)1340071562,226

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.