Giganwal Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Giganwal is a village situated in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 254 families residing in the village Giganwal. The total population of Giganwal is 1,138 out of which 590 are males and 548 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Giganwal is 929.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Giganwal village is 109 which is 10% of the total population. There are 62 male children and 47 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Giganwal is 758 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Giganwal village.

Population
1,138
Families
254
Literacy
88.82%
Sex Ratio
929

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Giganwal is 88.8%. Thus Giganwal village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 88.64% and the female literacy rate is 89.02% in Giganwal village.

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

Giganwal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 109 62 47
Literacy 88.82% 88.64% 89.02%
Scheduled Caste 266 130 136
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 224 122 102

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Giganwal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Giganwal village out of total population, 405 were engaged in work activities. 83% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 405 workers engaged in Main Work, 93 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 336 290 46
Cultivators 93 87 6
Agriculture Labourer 23 19 4
Household Industries 36 36 0
Other Workers 184 148 36
Marginal Workers 69 12 57
Non Working 733 288 445

Nearby Villages to Giganwal,

Below are the list of villages near Giganwal village in Hoshiarpur.

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