Mehdud Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Mehdud is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 171 families residing in the village Mehdud. The total population of Mehdud is 825 out of which 429 are males and 396 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mehdud is 923.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mehdud village is 114 which is 14% of the total population. There are 60 male children and 54 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mehdud is 900 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (923) of Mehdud village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mehdud is 77.6%. Thus Mehdud village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 87.53% and the female literacy rate is 66.96% in Mehdud village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mehdud village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Mehdud Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mehdud village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 114 | 60 | 54 |
| Literacy | 77.64% | 87.53% | 66.96% |
| Scheduled Caste | 481 | 264 | 217 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 273 | 106 | 167 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 58.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mehdud village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Mehdud village out of total population, 302 were engaged in work activities. 75.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 302 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 228 | 203 | 25 |
| Cultivators | 26 | 19 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 30 | 20 | 10 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 165 | 157 | 8 |
| Marginal Workers | 74 | 46 | 28 |
| Non Working | 523 | 180 | 343 |
Nearby Villages to Mehdud,
Below are the list of villages near Mehdud village in Garhshankar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Mehdud, Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Wikipedia