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Shekhar Population - Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

Shekhar is a medium size village located in Jhansi Tehsil of Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh with total 132 families residing. The Shekhar village has population of 698 of which 364 are males while 334 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shekhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 137 which makes up 19.63 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shekhar village is 918 which is higher than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Shekhar as per census is 930, higher than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Shekhar village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shekhar village was 44.74 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Shekhar Male literacy stands at 50.17 % while female literacy rate was 38.81 %.

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

Shekhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 132 - -
Population 698 364 334
Child (0-6) 137 71 66
Schedule Caste 242 123 119
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 44.74 % 50.17 % 38.81 %
Total Workers 209 200 9
Main Worker 156 - -
Marginal Worker 53 49 4

Caste Factor

Shekhar village of Jhansi has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.67 % of total population in Shekhar village. The village Shekhar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shekhar village out of total population, 209 were engaged in work activities. 74.64 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.36 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 209 workers engaged in Main Work, 103 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.