Babowal Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Babowal is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 544 families residing in the village Babowal. The total population of Babowal is 2,631 out of which 1,380 are males and 1,251 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Babowal is 907.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Babowal village is 276 which is 10% of the total population. There are 156 male children and 120 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Babowal is 769 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Babowal village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Babowal is 85.5%. Thus Babowal village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 89.3% and the female literacy rate is 81.34% in Babowal village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Babowal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Babowal Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Babowal village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 276 | 156 | 120 |
| Literacy | 85.48% | 89.3% | 81.34% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,837 | 966 | 871 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 618 | 287 | 331 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 69.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Babowal village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Babowal village out of total population, 871 were engaged in work activities. 69.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 871 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 604 | 527 | 77 |
| Cultivators | 39 | 34 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 534 | 467 | 67 |
| Marginal Workers | 267 | 160 | 107 |
| Non Working | 1,760 | 693 | 1,067 |
Nearby Villages to Babowal,
Below are the list of villages near Babowal village in Gurdaspur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Zafarpur | 758 |
| Mirpur | 1,524 |
| Sherpur | 540 |
| Abul Khair | 2,229 |
| Ram Nagar | 1,771 |
| Dharo Chak | 733 |
| Bhun | 769 |
| Khojepur | 1,632 |
| Warah | 238 |
| Mahandipur | 83 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Babowal, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia