Gharota Kalan Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Gharota Kalan is a village situated in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 980 families residing in the village Gharota Kalan. The total population of Gharota Kalan is 4,717 out of which 2,390 are males and 2,327 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gharota Kalan is 974.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gharota Kalan village is 492 which is 10% of the total population. There are 277 male children and 215 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gharota Kalan is 776 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (974) of Gharota Kalan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gharota Kalan is 85.2%. Thus Gharota Kalan village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 91.29% and the female literacy rate is 79.02% in Gharota Kalan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gharota Kalan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gharota Kalan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gharota Kalan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 492 | 277 | 215 |
| Literacy | 85.16% | 91.29% | 79.02% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,261 | 637 | 624 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,119 | 461 | 658 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gharota Kalan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gharota Kalan village out of total population, 1,182 were engaged in work activities. 91.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,182 workers engaged in Main Work, 105 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 55 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,082 | 1,006 | 76 |
| Cultivators | 105 | 98 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 55 | 50 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 46 | 45 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 876 | 813 | 63 |
| Marginal Workers | 100 | 66 | 34 |
| Non Working | 3,535 | 1,318 | 2,217 |
Nearby Villages to Gharota Kalan,
Below are the list of villages near Gharota Kalan village in Pathankot.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gharota Khurd | 153 |
| Garhmal | 534 |
| Dhaki Shada | 911 |
| Nala | 982 |
| Ghandran | 812 |
| Pawar | 347 |
| Nalunga | 953 |
| Naurangpur | 735 |
| Chhawla | 486 |
| Azizpur Khurd | 830 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gharota Kalan, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia