Ghot Pokhar Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Ghot Pokhar is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 793 families residing in the village Ghot Pokhar. The total population of Ghot Pokhar is 3,576 out of which 1,830 are males and 1,746 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghot Pokhar is 954.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghot Pokhar village is 370 which is 10% of the total population. There are 226 male children and 144 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghot Pokhar is 637 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (954) of Ghot Pokhar village.

Population
3,576
Families
793
Literacy
84.15%
Sex Ratio
954

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghot Pokhar is 84.2%. Thus Ghot Pokhar village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 88.9% and the female literacy rate is 79.4% in Ghot Pokhar village.

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

Ghot Pokhar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 370 226 144
Literacy 84.15% 88.9% 79.4%
Scheduled Caste 208 108 100
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 878 404 474

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ghot Pokhar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ghot Pokhar village out of total population, 850 were engaged in work activities. 85.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 850 workers engaged in Main Work, 255 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 107 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 727 638 89
Cultivators 255 221 34
Agriculture Labourer 107 93 14
Household Industries 100 84 16
Other Workers 265 240 25
Marginal Workers 123 100 23
Non Working 2,726 1,092 1,634

Nearby Villages to Ghot Pokhar,

Below are the list of villages near Ghot Pokhar village in Gurdaspur.

Village Population
Bhule Chak 2,811
Gazikot 1,972
Pandher 882
Bhangwan 953
Babehali 4,646
Gadarian 560
Thanewal 1,311
Raowal 763
Baje Chak 1,252
Mokhe 797

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