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

Dewal is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 72 families residing in the village Dewal. The total population of Dewal is 413 out of which 223 are males and 190 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dewal is 852.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dewal village is 68 which is 16% of the total population. There are 36 male children and 32 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dewal is 889 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (852) of Dewal village.

Population
413
Families
72
Literacy
57.39%
Sex Ratio
852

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dewal is 57.4%. Thus Dewal village has lower literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 64.71% and the female literacy rate is 48.73% in Dewal village.

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

Dewal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 68 36 32
Literacy 57.39% 64.71% 48.73%
Scheduled Caste 18 10 8
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 215 102 113

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dewal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dewal village out of total population, 158 were engaged in work activities. 87.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 158 workers engaged in Main Work, 47 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 55 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 138 118 20
Cultivators 47 41 6
Agriculture Labourer 55 54 1
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 33 20 13
Marginal Workers 20 5 15
Non Working 255 100 155

Nearby Villages to Dewal,

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

Village Population
Sarai 119
Pindi Saidan 229
Jogowal 527
Panwan 1,129
Uppal 605
Pairowal 305
Bishankot 1,131
Hakimpur 1,342
Kotla Mughian 428
Bhangwan 923

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