Bhanwal Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Bhanwal is a village situated in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 443 families residing in the village Bhanwal. The total population of Bhanwal is 2,283 out of which 1,188 are males and 1,095 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhanwal is 922.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhanwal village is 262 which is 11% of the total population. There are 139 male children and 123 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhanwal is 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (922) of Bhanwal village.

Population
2,283
Families
443
Literacy
78.67%
Sex Ratio
922

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhanwal is 78.7%. Thus Bhanwal village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 83.89% and the female literacy rate is 73.05% in Bhanwal village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bhanwal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Bhanwal Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhanwal village.

Total Male Female
Children 262 139 123
Literacy 78.67% 83.89% 73.05%
Scheduled Caste 538 290 248
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 693 308 385

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bhanwal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhanwal village out of total population, 687 were engaged in work activities. 90.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 687 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 106 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 619 562 57
Cultivators 39 32 7
Agriculture Labourer 106 98 8
Household Industries 50 38 12
Other Workers 424 394 30
Marginal Workers 68 41 27
Non Working 1,596 585 1,011

Nearby Villages to Bhanwal,

Below are the list of villages near Bhanwal village in Pathankot.

Village Population
Nihalpur 181
Bheri Bazurg 798
Gandran Lahri 2,574
Mirzapur 1,457
Chhotepur 1,440
Chhan 1,152
Paddian Lahri 774
Attapur 753
Kahanpur 2,745
Hajipur 44

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