Dhar Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Dhar is a village situated in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 207 families residing in the village Dhar. The total population of Dhar is 1,052 out of which 529 are males and 523 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhar is 989.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhar village is 133 which is 13% of the total population. There are 66 male children and 67 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhar is 1,015 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (989) of Dhar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhar is 84.8%. Thus Dhar village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 90.28% and the female literacy rate is 79.17% in Dhar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dhar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Dhar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 133 | 66 | 67 |
| Literacy | 84.77% | 90.28% | 79.17% |
| Scheduled Caste | 157 | 70 | 87 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 273 | 111 | 162 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dhar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Dhar village out of total population, 237 were engaged in work activities. 67.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 237 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 161 | 148 | 13 |
| Cultivators | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 77 | 73 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 63 | 55 | 8 |
| Marginal Workers | 76 | 69 | 7 |
| Non Working | 815 | 312 | 503 |
Nearby Villages to Dhar,
Below are the list of villages near Dhar village in Mukerian.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ban Karnpur | 818 |
| Rajwal | 3,838 |
| Beh Lakhan | 1,173 |
| Bhambotar | 4,094 |
| Hirbeh | 1,459 |
| Tohlu | 1,197 |
| Beh Ranga | 845 |
| Bhatehar | 871 |
| Beh Fattu | 819 |
| Palli | 772 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dhar, Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Wikipedia