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

Bodal is a village situated in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 654 families residing in the village Bodal. The total population of Bodal is 2,928 out of which 1,484 are males and 1,444 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bodal is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bodal village is 272 which is 9% of the total population. There are 142 male children and 130 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bodal is 915 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Bodal village.

Population
2,928
Families
654
Literacy
85.24%
Sex Ratio
973

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bodal is 85.2%. Thus Bodal village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 90.69% and the female literacy rate is 79.68% in Bodal village.

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

Bodal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 272 142 130
Literacy 85.24% 90.69% 79.68%
Scheduled Caste 1,308 662 646
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 664 267 397

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bodal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bodal village out of total population, 1,093 were engaged in work activities. 42.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,093 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 467 420 47
Cultivators 29 24 5
Agriculture Labourer 4 3 1
Household Industries 10 7 3
Other Workers 424 386 38
Marginal Workers 626 329 297
Non Working 1,835 735 1,100

Nearby Villages to Bodal,

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

Village Population
Jhingar Khurd 956
Nihalpur 1,483
Pawen 596
Khera Kotli 563
Ralhan 1,627
Ajmer 6
Khuda 2,595
Berchha 885
Bhagaotipur 5
Nussa 55

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