Bahian Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Bahian is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 228 families residing in the village Bahian. The total population of Bahian is 1,290 out of which 698 are males and 592 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bahian is 848.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bahian village is 147 which is 11% of the total population. There are 88 male children and 59 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bahian is 670 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (848) of Bahian village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bahian is 73.6%. Thus Bahian village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 80.16% and the female literacy rate is 66.04% in Bahian village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bahian village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Bahian Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bahian village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 147 | 88 | 59 |
| Literacy | 73.58% | 80.16% | 66.04% |
| Scheduled Caste | 194 | 107 | 87 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 449 | 209 | 240 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bahian village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bahian village out of total population, 419 were engaged in work activities. 91.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 419 workers engaged in Main Work, 105 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 174 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 383 | 346 | 37 |
| Cultivators | 105 | 89 | 16 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 174 | 165 | 9 |
| Household Industries | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 92 | 82 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 36 | 14 | 22 |
| Non Working | 871 | 338 | 533 |
Nearby Villages to Bahian,
Below are the list of villages near Bahian village in Gurdaspur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Tibber | 9,410 |
| Mustfabad Jattan | 1,700 |
| Bhainsa Becharag | 120 |
| Rattowal | 521 |
| Lamin | 447 |
| Talwandi | 1,882 |
| Nangal | 435 |
| Mahan Dev Kalan | 583 |
| Chawa | 2,258 |
| Babri Nangal | 3,069 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bahian, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia