Ghoh Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Ghoh is a Census Town city situated in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,317 families residing in the Ghoh city. The total population of Ghoh is 6,883 out of which 3,599 are males and 3,284 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghoh is 912.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ghoh city is 748 which is 11% of the total population. There are 407 male children and 341 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghoh is 838 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (912).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghoh is 84.3%. Thus Ghoh has a higher literacy rate compared to 79.9% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 89.04% and the female literacy rate is 79.24% in Ghoh.

Population
6,883
Literacy
84.3%
Sex Ratio
912

Ghoh Census Town has total administration over 1,317 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ghoh Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ghoh Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 748 407 341
Literacy 84.3% 79% 71%
Scheduled Caste 2,133 1,132 1,001
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,709 757 952

Caste-wise Population - Ghoh

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ghoh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,133 1,132 1,001
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Ghoh

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ghoh is 6,766 which is 98.3% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ghoh is 45 which is 0.65% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Ghoh as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,766 (98.3%) 3,543 3,223
Muslim 45 (0.65%) 20 25
Christian 48 (0.7%) 23 25
Sikh 24 (0.35%) 13 11
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Ghoh

The total literacy rate of Ghoh was 84.34% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 5,174 literates, males were 2,842 while females were 2,332. Also the male literacy rate was 89.04% and the female literacy rate was 79.24% in Ghoh.

  Ghoh Punjab
Female 79.24% 70.73%
Male 89.04% 80.44%
Total 84.34% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Ghoh

The Sex Ratio of Ghoh is 912. Thus per every 1000 men there were 912 females in Ghoh. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 838 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 912 ) of Ghoh.


Child Population - Ghoh

According to Census 2011, there were 748 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Ghoh. Out of which 407 were male while 341 were female.


Working Population - Ghoh

In Ghoh Census Town out of total population, 2,218 were engaged in work activities. 88.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,218 workers engaged in Main Work, 235 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 153 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,966 1,659 307
Cultivators 235 231 4
Agriculture Labourer 153 151 2
Household Industries 60 58 2
Other Workers 1,518 1,219 299
Marginal Workers 252 205 47
Non Working 4,665 1,735 2,930

Ghoh Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ghoh is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,883 75.2% 912

Map of Ghoh, Gurdaspur, Punjab


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