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

Awan is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 128 families residing in the village Awan. The total population of Awan is 675 out of which 343 are males and 332 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Awan is 968.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Awan village is 77 which is 11% of the total population. There are 43 male children and 34 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Awan is 791 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (968) of Awan village.

Population
675
Families
128
Literacy
81.94%
Sex Ratio
968

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Awan is 81.9%. Thus Awan village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 88.33% and the female literacy rate is 75.5% in Awan village.

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

Awan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 77 43 34
Literacy 81.94% 88.33% 75.5%
Scheduled Caste 5 3 2
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 185 78 107

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Awan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Awan village out of total population, 199 were engaged in work activities. 76.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 199 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 153 146 7
Cultivators 117 117 0
Household Industries 20 17 3
Other Workers 16 12 4
Marginal Workers 46 40 6
Non Working 476 157 319

Nearby Villages to Awan,

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

Village Population
Chak Nurowali 30
Nurowali 303
Kotla 110
Attari 667
Sheikh Kabir 457
Bhakhariwal 1,466
Saprai 775
Khera Kotli 1,940
Maur 861
Boparai 343

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