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Shakra Population - Siwan, Bihar

Shakra is a large village located in Maharajganj Block of Siwan district, Bihar with total 658 families residing. The Shakra village has population of 3745 of which 1818 are males while 1927 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shakra village population of children with age 0-6 is 644 which makes up 17.20 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shakra village is 1060 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Shakra as per census is 940, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Shakra village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Shakra village was 67.14 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Shakra Male literacy stands at 77.46 % while female literacy rate was 57.65 %.

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

Shakra Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 658 - -
Population 3,745 1,818 1,927
Child (0-6) 644 332 312
Schedule Caste 215 98 117
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.14 % 77.46 % 57.65 %
Total Workers 1,188 763 425
Main Worker 773 - -
Marginal Worker 415 244 171

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.74 % of total population in Shakra village. The village Shakra currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shakra village out of total population, 1188 were engaged in work activities. 65.07 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.93 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1188 workers engaged in Main Work, 275 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 341 were Agricultural labourer.