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

Dandian is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 164 families residing in the village Dandian. The total population of Dandian is 658 out of which 316 are males and 342 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dandian is 1,082.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dandian village is 53 which is 8% of the total population. There are 29 male children and 24 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dandian is 828 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,082) of Dandian village.

Population
658
Families
164
Literacy
87.93%
Sex Ratio
1,082

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dandian is 87.9%. Thus Dandian village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 90.59% and the female literacy rate is 85.53% in Dandian village.

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

Dandian Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 53 29 24
Literacy 87.93% 90.59% 85.53%
Scheduled Caste 264 128 136
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 126 56 70

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dandian village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dandian village out of total population, 141 were engaged in work activities. 97.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 141 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 137 121 16
Cultivators 28 26 2
Agriculture Labourer 3 2 1
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 105 93 12
Marginal Workers 4 3 1
Non Working 517 192 325

Nearby Villages to Dandian,

Below are the list of villages near Dandian village in Garhshankar.

Village Population
Mahal 569
Badon 1,622
Mugo Patti 279
Ajnoha 2,530
Gondian 24
Nangal 498
Sarhala Kalan 1,852
Thandal 193
Gopalian 341
Jalwehra 616

Reference