Algon Population, Caste, Working Data Tarn Taran, Punjab - Census 2011

Algon is a village situated in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,561 families residing in the village Algon. The total population of Algon is 8,653 out of which 4,539 are males and 4,114 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Algon is 906.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Algon village is 1102 which is 13% of the total population. There are 616 male children and 486 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Algon is 789 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (906) of Algon village.

Population
8,653
Families
1,561
Literacy
65%
Sex Ratio
906

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Algon is 65%. Thus Algon village has higher literacy rate compared to 59.5% of Tarn Taran district. The male literacy rate is 71.27% and the female literacy rate is 58.21% in Algon village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Algon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Algon Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Algon village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,102 616 486
Literacy 65% 71.27% 58.21%
Scheduled Caste 2,256 1,168 1,088
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,745 1,743 2,002

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Algon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Algon village out of total population, 3,131 were engaged in work activities. 88.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,131 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,192 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 815 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,765 2,375 390
Cultivators 1,192 1,139 53
Agriculture Labourer 815 572 243
Household Industries 188 177 11
Other Workers 570 487 83
Marginal Workers 366 125 241
Non Working 5,522 2,039 3,483

Nearby Villages to Algon,

Below are the list of villages near Algon village in Patti.

Village Population
Mari Nauabad 815
Chung 2,137
Bhagwanpura 2,526
Bhaini Massa Singh 1,496
Qazi Chak 403
Basarke 2,463
Sandhra 1,449
Hundal 123
Sandpura 794
Hardo Chak Bamba 787

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