Alowal Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Alowal is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 296 families residing in the village Alowal. The total population of Alowal is 1,586 out of which 838 are males and 748 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Alowal is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Alowal village is 151 which is 10% of the total population. There are 91 male children and 60 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Alowal is 659 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (893) of Alowal village.

Population
1,586
Families
296
Literacy
79.51%
Sex Ratio
893

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Alowal is 79.5%. Thus Alowal village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 85.54% and the female literacy rate is 72.97% in Alowal village.

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

Alowal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 151 91 60
Literacy 79.51% 85.54% 72.97%
Scheduled Caste 279 146 133
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 445 199 246

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Alowal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Alowal village out of total population, 785 were engaged in work activities. 89.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 785 workers engaged in Main Work, 322 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 292 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 704 451 253
Cultivators 322 180 142
Agriculture Labourer 292 208 84
Household Industries 17 11 6
Other Workers 73 52 21
Marginal Workers 81 44 37
Non Working 801 343 458

Nearby Villages to Alowal,

Below are the list of villages near Alowal village in Gurdaspur.

Village Population
Gunian 850
Jogowal 812
Boparai 343
Chhotepur 1,109
Khera Kotli 1,940
Chak Baroia 365
Bhakhariwal 1,466
Kot Santokh Rai 2,178
Attari 667
Theh Tikha 912

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