Vehra Population, Caste, Working Data Amritsar, Punjab - Census 2011
Vehra is a village situated in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 130 families residing in the village Vehra. The total population of Vehra is 943 out of which 499 are males and 444 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vehra is 890.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Vehra village is 128 which is 14% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 58 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vehra is 829 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (890) of Vehra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vehra is 45.6%. Thus Vehra village has a lower literacy rate compared to 67.6% of Amritsar district. The male literacy rate is 51.28% and the female literacy rate is 39.38% in Vehra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vehra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Vehra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vehra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 128 | 70 | 58 |
| Literacy | 45.64% | 51.28% | 39.38% |
| Scheduled Caste | 351 | 189 | 162 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 571 | 279 | 292 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Vehra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Vehra village out of total population, 400 were engaged in work activities. 85.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 400 workers engaged in Main Work, 156 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 141 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 343 | 283 | 60 |
| Cultivators | 156 | 153 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 141 | 92 | 49 |
| Household Industries | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 29 | 24 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 57 | 26 | 31 |
| Non Working | 543 | 190 | 353 |
Map of Vehra, Amritsar, Punjab
Nearby Villages to Vehra, Ajnala
Below are the list of villages near Vehra village in Ajnala.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bhaggupur Bet | 1,143 |
| Dug | 1,345 |
| Kotli Dasondhi | 1,723 |
| Mohleke | 1,056 |
| Kuttiwala | 598 |
| Tut | 603 |
| Tur | 896 |
| Saidpur Kalan | 692 |
| Burj | 1,203 |
| Lodhi Gujjar | 1,549 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Vehra, Amritsar, Punjab - Wikipedia