Gharkian Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Gharkian is a village situated in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 103 families residing in the village Gharkian. The total population of Gharkian is 594 out of which 310 are males and 284 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gharkian is 916.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gharkian village is 85 which is 14% of the total population. There are 54 male children and 31 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gharkian is 574 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (916) of Gharkian village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gharkian is 67.6%. Thus Gharkian village has lower literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 69.92% and the female literacy rate is 65.22% in Gharkian village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gharkian village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gharkian Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gharkian village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 85 | 54 | 31 |
| Literacy | 67.58% | 69.92% | 65.22% |
| Scheduled Caste | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 250 | 131 | 119 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gharkian village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gharkian village out of total population, 176 were engaged in work activities. 99.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 176 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 175 | 166 | 9 |
| Cultivators | 88 | 88 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 83 | 74 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Non Working | 418 | 143 | 275 |
Nearby Villages to Gharkian,
Below are the list of villages near Gharkian village in Batala.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Badowal Khurd | 1,378 |
| Dhanda | 438 |
| Badowal Kalan | 1,667 |
| Lala Nangal | 436 |
| Dadu Jodh | 930 |
| Jhanjian Khurd | 702 |
| Sham Sherpur | 2,558 |
| Manjian Wali | 1,439 |
| Chataurgarh | 1,111 |
| Muridke | 968 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gharkian, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia