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

Dostpur is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 348 families residing in the village Dostpur. The total population of Dostpur is 2,135 out of which 1,102 are males and 1,033 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dostpur is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dostpur village is 223 which is 10% of the total population. There are 128 male children and 95 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dostpur is 742 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Dostpur village.

Population
2,135
Families
348
Literacy
68.57%
Sex Ratio
937

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dostpur is 68.6%. Thus Dostpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 73.1% and the female literacy rate is 63.86% in Dostpur village.

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

Dostpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 223 128 95
Literacy 68.57% 73.1% 63.86%
Scheduled Caste 321 162 159
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 824 390 434

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dostpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dostpur village out of total population, 620 were engaged in work activities. 99% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 620 workers engaged in Main Work, 277 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 282 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 614 575 39
Cultivators 277 268 9
Agriculture Labourer 282 266 16
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 54 40 14
Marginal Workers 6 5 1
Non Working 1,515 522 993

Nearby Villages to Dostpur,

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

Village Population
Dehriwala 1,801
Manepur 1,146
Shahur 1,648
Qila Nathu Singh 1,272
Bohar Wadala 527
Chaura 1,194
Chandu Wadala 1,053
Chhod 279
Gadi Kalan 294
Rose 1,070

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