Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Shankar Bigha Population - Gaya, Bihar

Shankar Bigha is a medium size village located in Wazirganj Block of Gaya district, Bihar with total 388 families residing. The Shankar Bigha village has population of 1946 of which 1022 are males while 924 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shankar Bigha village population of children with age 0-6 is 309 which makes up 15.88 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shankar Bigha village is 904 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Shankar Bigha as per census is 1074, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Shankar Bigha village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Shankar Bigha village was 58.28 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Shankar Bigha Male literacy stands at 67.47 % while female literacy rate was 47.77 %.

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

Shankar Bigha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 388 - -
Population 1,946 1,022 924
Child (0-6) 309 149 160
Schedule Caste 725 358 367
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 58.28 % 67.47 % 47.77 %
Total Workers 846 522 324
Main Worker 585 - -
Marginal Worker 261 148 113

Caste Factor

In Shankar Bigha village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.26 % of total population in Shankar Bigha village. The village Shankar Bigha currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shankar Bigha village out of total population, 846 were engaged in work activities. 69.15 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.85 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 846 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 417 were Agricultural labourer.