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

Gajj is a village situated in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 124 families residing in the village Gajj. The total population of Gajj is 566 out of which 270 are males and 296 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gajj is 1,096.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gajj village is 49 which is 9% of the total population. There are 28 male children and 21 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gajj is 750 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,096) of Gajj village.

Population
566
Families
124
Literacy
88.39%
Sex Ratio
1,096

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gajj is 88.4%. Thus Gajj village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 90.91% and the female literacy rate is 86.18% in Gajj village.

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

Gajj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 49 28 21
Literacy 88.39% 90.91% 86.18%
Scheduled Caste 37 25 12
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 109 50 59

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gajj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gajj village out of total population, 153 were engaged in work activities. 86.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 153 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 69 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 132 115 17
Cultivators 24 24 0
Agriculture Labourer 69 60 9
Household Industries 9 9 0
Other Workers 30 22 8
Marginal Workers 21 10 11
Non Working 413 145 268

Nearby Villages to Gajj,

Below are the list of villages near Gajj village in Hoshiarpur.

Village Population
Tentpal 617
Gill 258
Nangal Thathal 577
Daulatpur 515
Nangal Ghorewaha 517
Pandori Sumla 935
Chak Ladian 1,045
Pandori 124
Aima 14
Dhut Kalan 2,567

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