Sandhar Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Sandhar is a village situated in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 185 families residing in the village Sandhar. The total population of Sandhar is 861 out of which 457 are males and 404 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sandhar is 884.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sandhar village is 78 which is 9% of the total population. There are 47 male children and 31 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sandhar is 660 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (884) of Sandhar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sandhar is 81.1%. Thus Sandhar village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 82.68% and the female literacy rate is 79.36% in Sandhar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sandhar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sandhar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sandhar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 78 | 47 | 31 |
| Literacy | 81.1% | 82.68% | 79.36% |
| Scheduled Caste | 385 | 207 | 178 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 226 | 118 | 108 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sandhar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sandhar village out of total population, 264 were engaged in work activities. 20.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 79.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 264 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 54 | 46 | 8 |
| Cultivators | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 45 | 37 | 8 |
| Marginal Workers | 210 | 195 | 15 |
| Non Working | 597 | 216 | 381 |
Nearby Villages to Sandhar,
Below are the list of villages near Sandhar village in Hoshiarpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kandiana | 1,301 |
| Chakowal Brahmana | 843 |
| Barial | 353 |
| Bains Taniwala | 988 |
| Pandori Khangurian | 1,133 |
| Adhkara | 584 |
| Kana | 405 |
| Kathe | 376 |
| Nurpur | 945 |
| Kalkat | 610 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sandhar, Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Wikipedia