Gurnwar Population, Caste, Working Data Kangra, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Gurnwar is a village situated in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 217 families residing in the village Gurnwar. The total population of Gurnwar is 974 out of which 471 are males and 503 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gurnwar is 1,068.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gurnwar village is 95 which is 10% of the total population. There are 54 male children and 41 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gurnwar is 759 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,068) of Gurnwar village.

Population
974
Families
217
Literacy
85.89%
Sex Ratio
1,068

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gurnwar is 85.9%. Thus Gurnwar village has higher literacy rate compared to 76.3% of Kangra district. The male literacy rate is 91.61% and the female literacy rate is 80.74% in Gurnwar village.

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

Gurnwar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 95 54 41
Literacy 85.89% 91.61% 80.74%
Scheduled Caste 277 133 144
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 219 89 130

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gurnwar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gurnwar village out of total population, 776 were engaged in work activities. 42.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 776 workers engaged in Main Work, 145 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 328 213 115
Cultivators 145 71 74
Agriculture Labourer 1 0 1
Household Industries 46 28 18
Other Workers 136 114 22
Marginal Workers 448 154 294
Non Working 198 104 94

Nearby Villages to Gurnwar,

Below are the list of villages near Gurnwar village in Jaswan.

Village Population
Sawanta 342
Ugarhala Uparla 408
Jadaman 322
Landyara 671
Padhan 264
Ugarhala Nichla 115
Lag 592
Gardyal 280
Dada Khas 918
Dhameri 170

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