Jhawar Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Jhawar is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 428 families residing in the village Jhawar. The total population of Jhawar is 2,189 out of which 1,132 are males and 1,057 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jhawar is 934.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jhawar village is 216 which is 10% of the total population. There are 119 male children and 97 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jhawar is 815 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (934) of Jhawar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jhawar is 82.6%. Thus Jhawar village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 87.86% and the female literacy rate is 76.98% in Jhawar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jhawar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Jhawar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jhawar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 216 | 119 | 97 |
| Literacy | 82.56% | 87.86% | 76.98% |
| Scheduled Caste | 424 | 220 | 204 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 560 | 242 | 318 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jhawar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Jhawar village out of total population, 629 were engaged in work activities. 69.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 629 workers engaged in Main Work, 176 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 435 | 381 | 54 |
| Cultivators | 176 | 159 | 17 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 29 | 28 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 215 | 179 | 36 |
| Marginal Workers | 194 | 162 | 32 |
| Non Working | 1,560 | 589 | 971 |
Nearby Villages to Jhawar,
Below are the list of villages near Jhawar village in Gurdaspur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dhariwal | 552 |
| Babri | 2,192 |
| Mahan Dev Khurd | 543 |
| Jiwanwal | 1,390 |
| Sohal | 6,765 |
| Baje Chak | 1,252 |
| Pirdi Sain | 549 |
| Thanewal | 1,311 |
| Rania | 3,703 |
| Babehali | 4,646 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jhawar, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia