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

Kantian 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 Kantian. The total population of Kantian is 1,206 out of which 641 are males and 565 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kantian is 881.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantian village is 135 which is 11% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 50 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantian is 588 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (881) of Kantian village.

Population
1,206
Families
254
Literacy
76.28%
Sex Ratio
881

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kantian is 76.3%. Thus Kantian village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 80.22% and the female literacy rate is 72.04% in Kantian village.

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

Kantian Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 135 85 50
Literacy 76.28% 80.22% 72.04%
Scheduled Caste 1,069 569 500
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 389 195 194

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 88.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kantian village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kantian village out of total population, 370 were engaged in work activities. 66.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 370 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 48 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 245 214 31
Cultivators 117 111 6
Agriculture Labourer 48 30 18
Household Industries 8 7 1
Other Workers 72 66 6
Marginal Workers 125 91 34
Non Working 836 336 500

Nearby Villages to Kantian,

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

Village Population
Mustfapur 724
Nur Talai 284
Kapahat 1,316
Chak Gujran 437
Arniala Shahpur 972
Khunda 253
Baroti 998
Bassi Wahid 436
Nari 412
Bassi Panj Bhaian 178

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