Bhoj Raj Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Bhoj Raj is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 278 families residing in the village Bhoj Raj. The total population of Bhoj Raj is 1,466 out of which 776 are males and 690 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhoj Raj is 889.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhoj Raj village is 136 which is 9% of the total population. There are 74 male children and 62 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhoj Raj is 838 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (889) of Bhoj Raj village.

Population
1,466
Families
278
Literacy
77.07%
Sex Ratio
889

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhoj Raj is 77.1%. Thus Bhoj Raj village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 82.05% and the female literacy rate is 71.5% in Bhoj Raj village.

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

Bhoj Raj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 136 74 62
Literacy 77.07% 82.05% 71.5%
Scheduled Caste 417 223 194
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 441 200 241

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bhoj Raj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhoj Raj village out of total population, 458 were engaged in work activities. 96.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 458 workers engaged in Main Work, 180 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 43 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 440 405 35
Cultivators 180 174 6
Agriculture Labourer 43 43 0
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 214 185 29
Marginal Workers 18 17 1
Non Working 1,008 354 654

Nearby Villages to Bhoj Raj,

Below are the list of villages near Bhoj Raj village in Gurdaspur.

Village Population
Dula Nangal 1,997
Urgo Khera 672
Machhana 535
Kala Goray 307
Sahari 2,052
Athwal 469
Laluwal 648
Mustfapur 1,672
Kaler Kalan 4,366
Daduwala 482

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