Kandhwala Amarkot Population, Caste, Working Data Firozpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Kandhwala Amarkot is a village situated in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 978 families residing in the village Kandhwala Amarkot. The total population of Kandhwala Amarkot is 5,033 out of which 2,697 are males and 2,336 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kandhwala Amarkot is 866.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kandhwala Amarkot village is 594 which is 12% of the total population. There are 327 male children and 267 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kandhwala Amarkot is 817 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (866) of Kandhwala Amarkot village.

Population
5,033
Families
978
Literacy
68.8%
Sex Ratio
866

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kandhwala Amarkot is 68.8%. Thus Kandhwala Amarkot village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.5% of Firozpur district. The male literacy rate is 76.29% and the female literacy rate is 60.22% in Kandhwala Amarkot village.

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

Kandhwala Amarkot Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 594 327 267
Literacy 68.8% 76.29% 60.22%
Scheduled Caste 2,391 1,248 1,143
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,979 889 1,090

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 47.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kandhwala Amarkot village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kandhwala Amarkot village out of total population, 2,095 were engaged in work activities. 73.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,095 workers engaged in Main Work, 350 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 858 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,532 1,467 65
Cultivators 350 347 3
Agriculture Labourer 858 824 34
Household Industries 12 11 1
Other Workers 312 285 27
Marginal Workers 563 69 494
Non Working 2,938 1,161 1,777

Nearby Villages to Kandhwala Amarkot,

Below are the list of villages near Kandhwala Amarkot village in Abohar.

Village Population
Kikar Khera 5,068
Amarpura 4,680
Buraj Muhar 2,794
Khatwan 1,877
Roherianwali 3,649
Sherewala 2,700
Abohar 19,262
Rajpura 3,603
Alamgarh 5,586
Wahabwala 3,906

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