Garhshankar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Garhshankar is a Municipal Council city situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. The Garhshankar city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,678 families residing in the Garhshankar city. The total population of Garhshankar is 16,955 out of which 8,823 are males and 8,132 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Garhshankar is 922.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Garhshankar city is 1796 which is 11% of the total population. There are 962 male children and 834 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Garhshankar is 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (922).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Garhshankar is 86%. Thus Garhshankar has a higher literacy rate compared to 84.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 89.45% and the female literacy rate is 82.3% in Garhshankar.

Population
16,955
Literacy
86%
Sex Ratio
922

Garhshankar Municipal Council has total administration over 3,678 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Garhshankar Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Garhshankar Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 1,796 962 834
Literacy 86% 79.7% 73.9%
Scheduled Caste 6,720 3,524 3,196
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,917 1,791 2,126

Caste-wise Population - Garhshankar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Garhshankar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,720 3,524 3,196
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Garhshankar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Garhshankar is 13,151 which is 77.56% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Garhshankar is 262 which is 1.55% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Garhshankar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,151 (77.56%) 6,891 6,260
Muslim 262 (1.55%) 155 107
Christian 71 (0.42%) 38 33
Sikh 3,336 (19.68%) 1,668 1,668
Buddhist 110 (0.65%) 57 53
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 25 (0.15%) 14 11

Literacy Rate - Garhshankar

The total literacy rate of Garhshankar was 86.01% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 13,038 literates, males were 7,032 while females were 6,006. Also the male literacy rate was 89.45% and the female literacy rate was 82.3% in Garhshankar.

  Garhshankar Punjab
Female 82.3% 70.73%
Male 89.45% 80.44%
Total 86.01% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Garhshankar

The Sex Ratio of Garhshankar is 922. Thus per every 1000 men there were 922 females in Garhshankar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 922 ) of Garhshankar.


Child Population - Garhshankar

According to Census 2011, there were 1,796 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Garhshankar. Out of which 962 were male while 834 were female.


Working Population - Garhshankar

In Garhshankar Municipal Council out of total population, 5,525 were engaged in work activities. 95.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,525 workers engaged in Main Work, 172 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 225 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,276 4,407 869
Cultivators 172 156 16
Agriculture Labourer 225 191 34
Household Industries 118 96 22
Other Workers 4,761 3,964 797
Marginal Workers 249 155 94
Non Working 11,430 4,261 7,169

Garhshankar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Garhshankar is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,303 75.5% 827
2 Ward No - 2 1,888 74.5% 907
3 Ward No - 3 810 77.5% 919
4 Ward No - 4 796 82.2% 965
5 Ward No - 5 1,167 76.6% 942
6 Ward No - 6 790 77.5% 908
7 Ward No - 7 793 83.7% 992
8 Ward No - 8 1,009 82.7% 952
9 Ward No - 9 893 82.6% 993
10 Ward No - 10 1,487 73.9% 852
11 Ward No - 11 2,639 78.1% 953
12 Ward No - 12 2,032 72.5% 946
13 Ward No - 13 1,348 73.3% 880

Map of Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur, Punjab


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