Mochpur Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Mochpur is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 236 families residing in the village Mochpur. The total population of Mochpur is 1,398 out of which 739 are males and 659 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mochpur is 892.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mochpur village is 221 which is 16% of the total population. There are 118 male children and 103 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mochpur is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (892) of Mochpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mochpur is 32.6%. Thus Mochpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 42.19% and the female literacy rate is 21.94% in Mochpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mochpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Mochpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mochpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 221 | 118 | 103 |
| Literacy | 32.63% | 42.19% | 21.94% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,296 | 691 | 605 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,014 | 477 | 537 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 92.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mochpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Mochpur village out of total population, 431 were engaged in work activities. 90.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 431 workers engaged in Main Work, 12 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 371 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 391 | 340 | 51 |
| Cultivators | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 371 | 322 | 49 |
| Other Workers | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 40 | 15 | 25 |
| Non Working | 967 | 384 | 583 |
Nearby Villages to Mochpur,
Below are the list of villages near Mochpur village in Gurdaspur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mulianwala | 997 |
| Mitha | 187 |
| Mulanwal | 152 |
| Bagrian | 1,257 |
| Bhaini Khadar | 727 |
| Awana | 455 |
| Paswal | 465 |
| Khanian | 54 |
| Fattu Barkat | 992 |
| Kotli Gujjran | 5 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Mochpur, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia