Nihalpur Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Nihalpur is a village situated in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 325 families residing in the village Nihalpur. The total population of Nihalpur is 1,483 out of which 740 are males and 743 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nihalpur is 1,004.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nihalpur village is 167 which is 11% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 88 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nihalpur is 1,114 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,004) of Nihalpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nihalpur is 87.2%. Thus Nihalpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 91.38% and the female literacy rate is 83.05% in Nihalpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Nihalpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Nihalpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nihalpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 167 | 79 | 88 |
| Literacy | 87.23% | 91.38% | 83.05% |
| Scheduled Caste | 919 | 458 | 461 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 335 | 136 | 199 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 62% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Nihalpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Nihalpur village out of total population, 442 were engaged in work activities. 96.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 442 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 41 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 428 | 354 | 74 |
| Cultivators | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 360 | 289 | 71 |
| Marginal Workers | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Non Working | 1,041 | 379 | 662 |
Nearby Villages to Nihalpur,
Below are the list of villages near Nihalpur village in Dasua.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bodal | 2,928 |
| Khera Kotli | 563 |
| Jhingar Khurd | 956 |
| Ajmer | 6 |
| Pawen | 596 |
| Berchha | 885 |
| Ralhan | 1,627 |
| Nussa | 55 |
| Khuda | 2,595 |
| kalajhingar | 344 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Nihalpur, Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Wikipedia