Sand Population, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011
Sand is a village situated in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 157 families residing in the village Sand. The total population of Sand is 787 out of which 399 are males and 388 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sand is 972.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sand village is 77 which is 10% of the total population. There are 38 male children and 39 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sand is 1,026 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Sand village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sand is 64.9%. Thus Sand village has lower literacy rate compared to 74% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 68.42% and the female literacy rate is 61.32% in Sand village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sand village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sand Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sand village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 77 | 38 | 39 |
| Literacy | 64.93% | 68.42% | 61.32% |
| Scheduled Caste | 473 | 241 | 232 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 326 | 152 | 174 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 60.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sand village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sand village out of total population, 349 were engaged in work activities. 88.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 349 workers engaged in Main Work, 64 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 163 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 309 | 236 | 73 |
| Cultivators | 64 | 61 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 163 | 105 | 58 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 81 | 70 | 11 |
| Marginal Workers | 40 | 14 | 26 |
| Non Working | 438 | 149 | 289 |
Nearby Villages to Sand,
Below are the list of villages near Sand village in Shahkot.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Rame Taharpur | 22 |
| Baupur | 1,407 |
| Rampur | 563 |
| Danewal | 1,172 |
| Thamunwal | 802 |
| Naurangpur | 599 |
| Chak Bahmanian | 1,029 |
| Chak Hathiana | 370 |
| Bahmanian | 2,146 |
| Burewal | 313 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sand, Jalandhar, Punjab - Wikipedia