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

Sarna is a Census Town city situated in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,158 families residing in the Sarna city. The total population of Sarna is 5,847 out of which 3,089 are males and 2,758 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sarna is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sarna city is 549 which is 9% of the total population. There are 308 male children and 241 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sarna is 782 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (893).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sarna is 83.6%. Thus Sarna has higher literacy rate compared to 79.9% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 87.09% and the female literacy rate is 79.66% in Sarna.

Sarna Census Town has total administration over 1,158 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sarna Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 549 308 241
Literacy 83.6% 78.4% 72.7%
Scheduled Caste 2,574 1,357 1,217
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,420 667 753

Caste-wise Population - Sarna

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sarna.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,574 1,357 1,217
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Sarna

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sarna is 5,317 which is 90.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sarna is 29 which is 0.5% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sarna as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,317 (90.94%) 2,806 2,511
Muslim 29 (0.5%) 14 15
Christian 67 (1.15%) 35 32
Sikh 405 (6.93%) 221 184
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 29 (0.5%) 13 16

Literacy Rate - Sarna

The total literacy rate of Sarna was 83.56% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 4,427 literates, males were 2,422 while females were 2,005. Also the male literacy rate was 87.09% and the female literacy rate was 79.66% in Sarna.

  Sarna Punjab
Female 79.66% 70.73%
Male 87.09% 80.44%
Total 83.56% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Sarna

The Sex Ratio of Sarna is 893. Thus per every 1000 men there were 893 females in Sarna. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 782 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Sarna.

Child Population - Sarna

According to Census 2011, there were 549 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sarna. Out of which 308 were male while 241 were female.

Working Population - Sarna

In Sarna Census Town out of total population, 1,858 were engaged in work activities. 77% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,858 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,430 1,262 168
Cultivators 24 21 3
Agriculture Labourer 17 16 1
Household Industries 30 23 7
Other Workers 1,359 1,202 157
Marginal Workers 428 323 105
Non Working 3,989 1,504 2,485

Sarna Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,847 75.7% 893

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