Mehindwani Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Mehindwani is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 491 families residing in the village Mehindwani. The total population of Mehindwani is 2,361 out of which 1,192 are males and 1,169 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mehindwani is 981.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mehindwani village is 293 which is 12% of the total population. There are 158 male children and 135 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mehindwani is 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (981) of Mehindwani village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mehindwani is 76.8%. Thus Mehindwani village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 87.23% and the female literacy rate is 66.44% in Mehindwani village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mehindwani village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Mehindwani Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mehindwani village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 293 | 158 | 135 |
| Literacy | 76.84% | 87.23% | 66.44% |
| Scheduled Caste | 370 | 189 | 181 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 772 | 290 | 482 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mehindwani village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Mehindwani village out of total population, 692 were engaged in work activities. 97.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 692 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 162 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 674 | 557 | 117 |
| Cultivators | 101 | 90 | 11 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 162 | 99 | 63 |
| Household Industries | 26 | 24 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 385 | 344 | 41 |
| Marginal Workers | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| Non Working | 1,669 | 622 | 1,047 |
Nearby Villages to Mehindwani,
Below are the list of villages near Mehindwani village in Garhshankar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Mehindwani, Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Wikipedia