Gurney Population, Caste, Working Data Sangrur, Punjab - Census 2011
Gurney is a village situated in Lehra tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 299 families residing in the village Gurney. The total population of Gurney is 1,619 out of which 868 are males and 751 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gurney is 865.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gurney village is 159 which is 10% of the total population. There are 82 male children and 77 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gurney is 939 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (865) of Gurney village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gurney is 51.3%. Thus Gurney village has lower literacy rate compared to 60.5% of Sangrur district. The male literacy rate is 57.25% and the female literacy rate is 44.36% in Gurney village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gurney village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gurney Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gurney village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 159 | 82 | 77 |
| Literacy | 51.3% | 57.25% | 44.36% |
| Scheduled Caste | 542 | 284 | 258 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 870 | 418 | 452 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gurney village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gurney village out of total population, 577 were engaged in work activities. 82% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 577 workers engaged in Main Work, 294 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 473 | 436 | 37 |
| Cultivators | 294 | 288 | 6 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 161 | 130 | 31 |
| Marginal Workers | 104 | 59 | 45 |
| Non Working | 1,042 | 373 | 669 |
Nearby Villages to Gurney,
Below are the list of villages near Gurney village in Lehra.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Alisher | 1,248 |
| Chotian | 3,334 |
| Alampur | 1,528 |
| Kalia | 2,090 |
| Gobindpura Jawarwala | 1,790 |
| Chural Khurd | 1,216 |
| Rampura Jawarwala | 1,474 |
| Chural Kalan | 4,099 |
| Kotra Lehal | 2,565 |
| Bakhora Kallan | 2,582 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gurney, Sangrur, Punjab - Wikipedia