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

Meghowal is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 385 families residing in the village Meghowal. The total population of Meghowal is 1,818 out of which 888 are males and 930 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meghowal is 1,047.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meghowal village is 180 which is 10% of the total population. There are 83 male children and 97 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meghowal is 1,169 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,047) of Meghowal village.

Population
1,818
Families
385
Literacy
84.49%
Sex Ratio
1,047

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meghowal is 84.5%. Thus Meghowal village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 88.32% and the female literacy rate is 80.79% 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 180 83 97
Literacy 84.49% 88.32% 80.79%
Scheduled Caste 720 351 369
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 434 177 257

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.6% 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, 577 were engaged in work activities. 80.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 577 workers engaged in Main Work, 134 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 465 402 63
Cultivators 134 127 7
Agriculture Labourer 12 5 7
Household Industries 16 15 1
Other Workers 303 255 48
Marginal Workers 112 98 14
Non Working 1,241 388 853

Nearby Villages to Meghowal,

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

Village Population
Chak Natha 208
Mehngerwal 971
Malewal 26
Jiwanpur Jattan 679
Jaijon 1,069
Bharatpur Jattan 481
Harjiana 603
Raniala 505
Khanni 1,013
Gandhowal 276

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