Loh Chap Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Loh Chap is a village situated in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 181 families residing in the village Loh Chap. The total population of Loh Chap is 858 out of which 465 are males and 393 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Loh Chap is 845.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Loh Chap village is 97 which is 11% of the total population. There are 54 male children and 43 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Loh Chap is 796 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (845) of Loh Chap village.

Population
858
Families
181
Literacy
73.19%
Sex Ratio
845

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Loh Chap is 73.2%. Thus Loh Chap village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 77.86% and the female literacy rate is 67.71% in Loh Chap village.

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

Loh Chap Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 97 54 43
Literacy 73.19% 77.86% 67.71%
Scheduled Caste 266 150 116
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 301 145 156

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Loh Chap village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Loh Chap village out of total population, 248 were engaged in work activities. 92.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 248 workers engaged in Main Work, 99 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 230 218 12
Cultivators 99 96 3
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 14 11 3
Other Workers 116 110 6
Marginal Workers 18 16 2
Non Working 610 231 379

Nearby Villages to Loh Chap,

Below are the list of villages near Loh Chap village in Batala.

Village Population
Chima 936
Talwandi Jhunglan 1,718
Dhanne 631
Bhagian 633
Thindh 881
Nangal Buttar 1,047
Dhariwal 310
Chahgill 278
Granthgarh 769
Wadala Granthian 4,015

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