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

Meghowal is a village situated in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 285 families residing in the village Meghowal. The total population of Meghowal is 1,336 out of which 694 are males and 642 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meghowal is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meghowal village is 135 which is 10% of the total population. There are 74 male children and 61 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meghowal is 824 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (925) of Meghowal village.

Population
1,336
Families
285
Literacy
87.26%
Sex Ratio
925

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meghowal is 87.3%. Thus Meghowal village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 90.48% and the female literacy rate is 83.82% in Meghowal village.

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

Meghowal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 135 74 61
Literacy 87.26% 90.48% 83.82%
Scheduled Caste 704 355 349
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 288 133 155

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 52.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Meghowal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meghowal village out of total population, 422 were engaged in work activities. 92.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 422 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 392 348 44
Cultivators 60 58 2
Agriculture Labourer 8 5 3
Household Industries 7 7 0
Other Workers 317 278 39
Marginal Workers 30 17 13
Non Working 914 329 585

Nearby Villages to Meghowal,

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

Village Population
Khanpur 966
Rehsiwal 397
Hussainpur 227
Rajowal 650
Gagnoli 405
Dhodo Majra 201
Pandori Rukman 1,279
Baupur 50
Kahri 1,309
Mandial 1,259

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