Thanewal Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Thanewal is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 255 families residing in the village Thanewal. The total population of Thanewal is 1,311 out of which 684 are males and 627 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thanewal is 917.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thanewal village is 129 which is 10% of the total population. There are 66 male children and 63 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thanewal is 955 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Thanewal village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thanewal is 83.2%. Thus Thanewal village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 89% and the female literacy rate is 76.95% in Thanewal village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Thanewal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Thanewal Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Thanewal village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 129 | 66 | 63 |
| Literacy | 83.25% | 89% | 76.95% |
| Scheduled Caste | 654 | 337 | 317 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 327 | 134 | 193 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 49.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Thanewal village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Thanewal village out of total population, 451 were engaged in work activities. 76.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 451 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 347 | 309 | 38 |
| Cultivators | 48 | 44 | 4 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 291 | 259 | 32 |
| Marginal Workers | 104 | 76 | 28 |
| Non Working | 860 | 299 | 561 |
Nearby Villages to Thanewal,
Below are the list of villages near Thanewal village in Gurdaspur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Baje Chak | 1,252 |
| Babehali | 4,646 |
| Jiwanwal | 1,390 |
| Pandher | 882 |
| Babri | 2,192 |
| Bhule Chak | 2,811 |
| Jhawar | 2,189 |
| Ghot Pokhar | 3,576 |
| Dhariwal | 552 |
| Gazikot | 1,972 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Thanewal, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia