Argowal Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Argowal is a village situated in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 489 families residing in the village Argowal. The total population of Argowal is 2,082 out of which 1,070 are males and 1,012 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Argowal is 946.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Argowal village is 191 which is 9% of the total population. There are 101 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Argowal is 891 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Argowal village.

Population
2,082
Families
489
Literacy
83.45%
Sex Ratio
946

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Argowal is 83.4%. Thus Argowal village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 88.13% and the female literacy rate is 78.52% in Argowal village.

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

Argowal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 191 101 90
Literacy 83.45% 88.13% 78.52%
Scheduled Caste 770 401 369
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 504 216 288

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Argowal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Argowal village out of total population, 714 were engaged in work activities. 83.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 714 workers engaged in Main Work, 188 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 55 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 599 500 99
Cultivators 188 179 9
Agriculture Labourer 55 52 3
Household Industries 6 2 4
Other Workers 350 267 83
Marginal Workers 115 84 31
Non Working 1,368 486 882

Nearby Villages to Argowal,

Below are the list of villages near Argowal village in Dasua.

Village Population
Bhana 1,013
Dholowal 492
Data 290
Raja Kalan 622
Khokhar Dawa Khri 859
Nangal 644
Kumpur 361
Shekhpur Khurd 3
Jakowal 383
Jitabaid 126

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