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

Gandhran is a village situated in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 405 families residing in the village Gandhran. The total population of Gandhran is 2,039 out of which 1,026 are males and 1,013 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gandhran is 987.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gandhran village is 232 which is 11% of the total population. There are 125 male children and 107 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gandhran is 856 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (987) of Gandhran village.

Population
2,039
Families
405
Literacy
75.43%
Sex Ratio
987

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gandhran is 75.4%. Thus Gandhran village has higher literacy rate compared to 74% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 79.47% and the female literacy rate is 71.41% in Gandhran village.

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

Gandhran Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 232 125 107
Literacy 75.43% 79.47% 71.41%
Scheduled Caste 846 426 420
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 676 310 366

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gandhran village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gandhran village out of total population, 560 were engaged in work activities. 91.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 560 workers engaged in Main Work, 128 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 65 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 512 463 49
Cultivators 128 123 5
Agriculture Labourer 65 61 4
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 315 275 40
Marginal Workers 48 42 6
Non Working 1,479 521 958

Nearby Villages to Gandhran,

Below are the list of villages near Gandhran village in Nakodar.

Village Population
Bara Sidhpur 399
Khursheidpur 1,004
Alewali 603
Bal Hukmi 513
Bhullar 901
Ladhran 1,218
Bhodipur 529
Kotla Bhagu 495
Raibwal 541
Musewal 342

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