Kelon Population, Caste, Working Data Sangrur, Punjab - Census 2011
Kelon is a village situated in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 154 families residing in the village Kelon. The total population of Kelon is 704 out of which 384 are males and 320 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kelon is 833.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kelon village is 59 which is 8% of the total population. There are 41 male children and 18 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kelon is 439 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (833) of Kelon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kelon is 78.3%. Thus Kelon village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.5% of Sangrur district. The male literacy rate is 84.55% and the female literacy rate is 71.19% in Kelon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kelon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kelon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kelon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 59 | 41 | 18 |
| Literacy | 78.29% | 84.55% | 71.19% |
| Scheduled Caste | 187 | 105 | 82 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 199 | 94 | 105 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kelon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kelon village out of total population, 354 were engaged in work activities. 88.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 354 workers engaged in Main Work, 64 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 312 | 205 | 107 |
| Cultivators | 64 | 57 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Other Workers | 229 | 138 | 91 |
| Marginal Workers | 42 | 6 | 36 |
| Non Working | 350 | 173 | 177 |
Nearby Villages to Kelon,
Below are the list of villages near Kelon village in Malerkotla.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Sikandarpura | 1,562 |
| Bir Sherwani Kot | 22 |
| Sherwani Kot | 2,006 |
| Hakimpura | 799 |
| Mehbubpura | 2,021 |
| Akhtiarpura | 412 |
| Jafrabad | 1,409 |
| Man Majra | 608 |
| Takhar | 1,401 |
| Dhadewari | 468 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kelon, Sangrur, Punjab - Wikipedia