Gakhal Population, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011

Gakhal is a village situated in Jalandhar - II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 444 families residing in the village Gakhal. The total population of Gakhal is 2,201 out of which 1,133 are males and 1,068 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gakhal is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gakhal village is 164 which is 7% of the total population. There are 90 male children and 74 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gakhal is 822 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (943) of Gakhal village.

Population
2,201
Families
444
Literacy
83.26%
Sex Ratio
943

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gakhal is 83.3%. Thus Gakhal village has higher literacy rate compared to 74% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 88.97% and the female literacy rate is 77.26% in Gakhal village.

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

Gakhal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 164 90 74
Literacy 83.26% 88.97% 77.26%
Scheduled Caste 296 152 144
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 505 205 300

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gakhal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gakhal village out of total population, 685 were engaged in work activities. 96.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 685 workers engaged in Main Work, 251 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 664 622 42
Cultivators 251 239 12
Agriculture Labourer 5 5 0
Household Industries 7 6 1
Other Workers 401 372 29
Marginal Workers 21 19 2
Non Working 1,516 492 1,024

Nearby Villages to Gakhal,

Below are the list of villages near Gakhal village in Jalandhar - II.

Village Population
Chogawan 1,183
Kutlupur 49
Kotla 410
Shafipur 1,145
Gaddowali 702
Dhaliwal 1,974
Sehjhangi 592
Wadala 3,933
Gill 1,308
Trar 698

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