Hedon Population, Caste, Working Data Ludhiana, Punjab - Census 2011
Hedon is a village situated in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 401 families residing in the village Hedon. The total population of Hedon is 2,092 out of which 1,100 are males and 992 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Hedon is 902.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Hedon village is 234 which is 11% of the total population. There are 136 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hedon is 721 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (902) of Hedon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Hedon is 79.5%. Thus Hedon village has a higher literacy rate compared to 73.2% of Ludhiana district. The male literacy rate is 87.55% and the female literacy rate is 70.92% in Hedon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Hedon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Hedon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Hedon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 234 | 136 | 98 |
| Literacy | 79.55% | 87.55% | 70.92% |
| Scheduled Caste | 948 | 494 | 454 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 614 | 256 | 358 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Hedon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Hedon village out of total population, 860 were engaged in work activities. 90.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 860 workers engaged in Main Work, 122 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 780 | 549 | 231 |
| Cultivators | 122 | 109 | 13 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 23 | 19 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 614 | 405 | 209 |
| Marginal Workers | 80 | 48 | 32 |
| Non Working | 1,232 | 503 | 729 |
Map of Hedon, Ludhiana, Punjab
Nearby Villages to Hedon, Samrala
Below are the list of villages near Hedon village in Samrala.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kotla Shamaspur | 1,026 |
| Mal Majra | 1,219 |
| Dayalpura | 988 |
| Sangatpura | 885 |
| Boundal | 665 |
| Ghungrali | 1,692 |
| Rampur Jhamloti | 34 |
| Gharkhanna | 1,408 |
| Shamgarh | 1,812 |
| Bhangal | 516 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Hedon, Ludhiana, Punjab - Wikipedia