Ghesal Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Ghesal is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 210 families residing in the village Ghesal. The total population of Ghesal is 1,072 out of which 564 are males and 508 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghesal is 901.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghesal village is 118 which is 11% of the total population. There are 63 male children and 55 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghesal is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (901) of Ghesal village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghesal is 81.3%. Thus Ghesal village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 87.03% and the female literacy rate is 75.06% in Ghesal village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ghesal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Ghesal Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ghesal village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 118 | 63 | 55 |
| Literacy | 81.34% | 87.03% | 75.06% |
| Scheduled Caste | 389 | 201 | 188 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 296 | 128 | 168 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ghesal village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ghesal village out of total population, 303 were engaged in work activities. 84.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 303 workers engaged in Main Work, 100 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 48 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 257 | 241 | 16 |
| Cultivators | 100 | 95 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 48 | 47 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 104 | 94 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 46 | 31 | 15 |
| Non Working | 769 | 292 | 477 |
Nearby Villages to Ghesal,
Below are the list of villages near Ghesal village in Gurdaspur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ghesal, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia