Virk Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Virk is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 115 families residing in the village Virk. The total population of Virk is 606 out of which 321 are males and 285 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Virk is 888.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Virk village is 85 which is 14% of the total population. There are 47 male children and 38 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Virk is 809 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (888) of Virk village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Virk is 62.8%. Thus Virk village has lower literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 71.17% and the female literacy rate is 53.44% in Virk village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Virk village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Virk Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Virk village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 85 | 47 | 38 |
| Literacy | 62.76% | 71.17% | 53.44% |
| Scheduled Caste | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 279 | 126 | 153 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Virk village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Virk village out of total population, 221 were engaged in work activities. 56.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 221 workers engaged in Main Work, 76 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 125 | 107 | 18 |
| Cultivators | 76 | 74 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 39 | 25 | 14 |
| Marginal Workers | 96 | 86 | 10 |
| Non Working | 385 | 128 | 257 |
Nearby Villages to Virk,
Below are the list of villages near Virk village in Gurdaspur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Paniar | 97 |
| Sukha Raju | 389 |
| Gagowali | 788 |
| Kunjar | 623 |
| Malogil | 328 |
| Bangowani | 2,048 |
| Gill | 202 |
| Badiulzaman | 81 |
| Narwan | 369 |
| Buzurgwal | 910 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Virk, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia