Dhigana Population, Caste, Working Data Muktsar, Punjab - Census 2011

Dhigana is a village situated in Muktsar tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 360 families residing in the village Dhigana. The total population of Dhigana is 1,779 out of which 911 are males and 868 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhigana is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhigana village is 191 which is 11% of the total population. There are 99 male children and 92 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhigana is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (953) of Dhigana village.

Population
1,779
Families
360
Literacy
65.43%
Sex Ratio
953

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhigana is 65.4%. Thus Dhigana village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.2% of Muktsar district. The male literacy rate is 72.29% and the female literacy rate is 58.25% in Dhigana village.

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

Dhigana Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 191 99 92
Literacy 65.43% 72.29% 58.25%
Scheduled Caste 882 471 411
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 740 324 416

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 49.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dhigana village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhigana village out of total population, 610 were engaged in work activities. 80.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 610 workers engaged in Main Work, 162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 155 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 490 429 61
Cultivators 162 146 16
Agriculture Labourer 155 145 10
Household Industries 7 6 1
Other Workers 166 132 34
Marginal Workers 120 73 47
Non Working 1,169 409 760

Nearby Villages to Dhigana,

Below are the list of villages near Dhigana village in Muktsar.

Village Population
Sotha 3,639
Chak Duhewala 1,690
Mehrajwala 1,701
Phulewala 2,200
Tamkot 2,653
Chak Tamkot 978
Lakhmireana 1,264
Khunde Halal 2,246
Dabra 1,056
Bhangchari 4,134

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