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Sher Population - Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh

Sher is a medium size village located in Mahasamund Tehsil of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh with total 373 families residing. The Sher village has population of 1652 of which 835 are males while 817 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sher village population of children with age 0-6 is 245 which makes up 14.83 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sher village is 978 which is lower than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Sher as per census is 960, lower than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Sher village has higher literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Sher village was 70.79 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Sher Male literacy stands at 80.56 % while female literacy rate was 60.83 %.

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

Sher Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 373 - -
Population 1,652 835 817
Child (0-6) 245 125 120
Schedule Caste 38 19 19
Schedule Tribe 418 207 211
Literacy 70.79 % 80.56 % 60.83 %
Total Workers 870 486 384
Main Worker 843 - -
Marginal Worker 27 9 18

Caste Factor

Sher village of Mahasamund has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 25.30 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 2.30 % of total population in Sher village.

Work Profile

In Sher village out of total population, 870 were engaged in work activities. 96.90 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.10 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 870 workers engaged in Main Work, 207 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 593 were Agricultural labourer.