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

Gehlan is a village situated in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 170 families residing in the village Gehlan. The total population of Gehlan is 931 out of which 494 are males and 437 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gehlan is 885.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gehlan village is 111 which is 12% of the total population. There are 52 male children and 59 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gehlan is 1,135 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (885) of Gehlan village.

Population
931
Families
170
Literacy
81.1%
Sex Ratio
885

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gehlan is 81.1%. Thus Gehlan village has higher literacy rate compared to 74% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 84.39% and the female literacy rate is 77.25% in Gehlan village.

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

Gehlan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 111 52 59
Literacy 81.1% 84.39% 77.25%
Scheduled Caste 543 290 253
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 266 121 145

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 58.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gehlan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gehlan village out of total population, 330 were engaged in work activities. 98.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 330 workers engaged in Main Work, 61 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 113 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 326 281 45
Cultivators 61 59 2
Agriculture Labourer 113 85 28
Household Industries 26 25 1
Other Workers 126 112 14
Marginal Workers 4 4 0
Non Working 601 209 392

Nearby Villages to Gehlan,

Below are the list of villages near Gehlan village in Shahkot.

Village Population
Parjian Kalan 1,569
Dharmiwal 522
Parjian Khurd 1,227
Raunt 885
Burewal 313
Bhando 982
Chak Hathiana 370
Bagga 1,005
Naurangpur 599
Fakhruwal 304

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