Rokhey Population, Caste, Working Data Amritsar, Punjab - Census 2011
Rokhey is a village situated in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 270 families residing in the village Rokhey. The total population of Rokhey is 1,490 out of which 781 are males and 709 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rokhey is 908.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Rokhey village is 163 which is 11% of the total population. There are 77 male children and 86 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rokhey is 1,117 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (908) of Rokhey village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rokhey is 64.2%. Thus Rokhey village has a lower literacy rate compared to 67.6% of Amritsar district. The male literacy rate is 72.02% and the female literacy rate is 55.38% in Rokhey village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Rokhey village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Rokhey Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rokhey village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 163 | 77 | 86 |
| Literacy | 64.2% | 72.02% | 55.38% |
| Scheduled Caste | 671 | 359 | 312 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 638 | 274 | 364 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Rokhey village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Rokhey village out of total population, 496 were engaged in work activities. 90.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 496 workers engaged in Main Work, 95 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 451 | 392 | 59 |
| Cultivators | 95 | 88 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 331 | 281 | 50 |
| Marginal Workers | 45 | 39 | 6 |
| Non Working | 994 | 350 | 644 |
Map of Rokhey, Amritsar, Punjab
Nearby Villages to Rokhey, Ajnala
Below are the list of villages near Rokhey village in Ajnala.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Panjgrain Nijjran | 1,168 |
| Ugar Aulakh | 1,907 |
| Teri | 1,115 |
| Dadrai | 1,629 |
| Dhariwal | 2,462 |
| Salimpura | 587 |
| Makam | 1,058 |
| Lalla Afganan | 692 |
| Tera Kalan | 2,271 |
| Dhariwal | 1,444 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Rokhey, Amritsar, Punjab - Wikipedia