Gurah Kalan Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Gurah Kalan is a village situated in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 520 families residing in the village Gurah Kalan. The total population of Gurah Kalan is 2,834 out of which 1,478 are males and 1,356 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gurah Kalan is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gurah Kalan village is 345 which is 12% of the total population. There are 182 male children and 163 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gurah Kalan is 896 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Gurah Kalan village.

Population
2,834
Families
520
Literacy
80.76%
Sex Ratio
917

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gurah Kalan is 80.8%. Thus Gurah Kalan village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 86.81% and the female literacy rate is 74.18% in Gurah Kalan village.

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

Gurah Kalan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 345 182 163
Literacy 80.76% 86.81% 74.18%
Scheduled Caste 1,343 699 644
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 824 353 471

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 47.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gurah Kalan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gurah Kalan village out of total population, 821 were engaged in work activities. 77.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 821 workers engaged in Main Work, 146 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 639 591 48
Cultivators 146 143 3
Agriculture Labourer 11 11 0
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 479 435 44
Marginal Workers 182 158 24
Non Working 2,013 729 1,284

Nearby Villages to Gurah Kalan,

Below are the list of villages near Gurah Kalan village in Pathankot.

Village Population
Chak Chimna 340
Mirthal 4,108
Napwal 273
Abadgarh 1,482
Kaunterpur 1,821
Talwara Gujjran 534
Barwan 49
Lahri Brahmanan 624
Nalunga 953
Andoi 1,013

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