Weer Population, Caste, Working Data Firozpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Weer is a village situated in Firozpur tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 683 families residing in the village Weer. The total population of Weer is 3,518 out of which 1,825 are males and 1,693 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Weer is 928.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Weer village is 509 which is 14% of the total population. There are 294 male children and 215 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Weer is 731 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (928) of Weer village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Weer is 50.8%. Thus Weer village has lower literacy rate compared to 60.5% of Firozpur district. The male literacy rate is 58.46% and the female literacy rate is 42.9% in Weer village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Weer village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Weer Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Weer village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 509 | 294 | 215 |
| Literacy | 50.81% | 58.46% | 42.9% |
| Scheduled Caste | 3,479 | 1,802 | 1,677 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,989 | 930 | 1,059 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 98.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Weer village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Weer village out of total population, 1,223 were engaged in work activities. 66.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,223 workers engaged in Main Work, 463 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 240 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 818 | 738 | 80 |
| Cultivators | 463 | 442 | 21 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 240 | 197 | 43 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 114 | 98 | 16 |
| Marginal Workers | 405 | 178 | 227 |
| Non Working | 2,295 | 909 | 1,386 |
Nearby Villages to Weer,
Below are the list of villages near Weer village in Firozpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Aulake | 224 |
| Gatti Rahime Ke | 2,974 |
| Ghulam Hussainwala | 672 |
| Kaluwara | 236 |
| Bare Ke | 3,583 |
| Nihalewala | 384 |
| Habib Ke | 3,113 |
| Saide Ke | 472 |
| Machhiwara | 1,353 |
| Dulchi Ke | 5,256 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Weer, Firozpur, Punjab - Wikipedia