Gandhwan Population, Caste, Working Data Ludhiana, Punjab - Census 2011

Gandhwan is a village situated in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 93 families residing in the village Gandhwan. The total population of Gandhwan is 495 out of which 263 are males and 232 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gandhwan is 882.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gandhwan village is 47 which is 9% of the total population. There are 25 male children and 22 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gandhwan is 880 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (882) of Gandhwan village.

Population
495
Families
93
Literacy
80.36%
Sex Ratio
882

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gandhwan is 80.4%. Thus Gandhwan village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.2% of Ludhiana district. The male literacy rate is 84.03% and the female literacy rate is 76.19% in Gandhwan village.

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

Gandhwan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 47 25 22
Literacy 80.36% 84.03% 76.19%
Scheduled Caste 140 71 69
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 135 63 72

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gandhwan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gandhwan village out of total population, 184 were engaged in work activities. 97.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 184 workers engaged in Main Work, 75 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 180 167 13
Cultivators 75 69 6
Agriculture Labourer 3 3 0
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 99 92 7
Marginal Workers 4 2 2
Non Working 311 94 217

Nearby Villages to Gandhwan,

Below are the list of villages near Gandhwan village in Khanna.

Village Population
Mohanpur 1,563
Daheru 2,446
Libra 2,226
Gaggar Majra 620
Kauri 2,309
Kishangarh 967
Bahu Majra 1,268
Mehandipur 1,016
Rasulra 2,583
Bija 3,167

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