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

Mehindwani is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 491 families residing in the village Mehindwani. The total population of Mehindwani is 2,361 out of which 1,192 are males and 1,169 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mehindwani is 981.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mehindwani village is 293 which is 12% of the total population. There are 158 male children and 135 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mehindwani is 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (981) of Mehindwani village.

Population
2,361
Families
491
Literacy
76.84%
Sex Ratio
981

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mehindwani is 76.8%. Thus Mehindwani village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 87.23% and the female literacy rate is 66.44% in Mehindwani village.

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

Mehindwani Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 293 158 135
Literacy 76.84% 87.23% 66.44%
Scheduled Caste 370 189 181
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 772 290 482

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mehindwani village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mehindwani village out of total population, 692 were engaged in work activities. 97.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 692 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 162 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 674 557 117
Cultivators 101 90 11
Agriculture Labourer 162 99 63
Household Industries 26 24 2
Other Workers 385 344 41
Marginal Workers 18 13 5
Non Working 1,669 622 1,047

Nearby Villages to Mehindwani,

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

Village Population
Bhadiar 2,836
Binewal 4,532
Kot 1,331
Kokowal 1,088
Shahpur 447
Majari 636
Khanpur 1,363
Mansowal 2,954
Birampur 1,759
Kharali 1,786

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