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Town · Census 2011 · code 800857

Shergarh 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.
Population16,247people
Households2,523PCA households
Literacy rate35.54%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.35%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,2478,3587,889
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,7901,4511,339
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,7832,9601,823
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+35.54%42.86%27.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople806421385
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,0933,9211,172
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.35%46.91%14.86%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,8083,145663
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,285776509
Non-workerspeople11,1544,4376,717

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 4354; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,523 households and 16,247 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 42.86% for males and 27.83% for females.
  • Of 5,093 workers, 74.77% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,11848
Agricultural labourers780492
Household industry workers237314
Other workers1,673431

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
Shergarh (NP)1500078416,247

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.