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

Mehngerwal is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 211 families residing in the village Mehngerwal. The total population of Mehngerwal is 971 out of which 496 are males and 475 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mehngerwal is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mehngerwal village is 85 which is 9% of the total population. There are 45 male children and 40 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mehngerwal is 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (958) of Mehngerwal village.

Population
971
Families
211
Literacy
84.88%
Sex Ratio
958

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mehngerwal is 84.9%. Thus Mehngerwal village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 90.69% and the female literacy rate is 78.85% in Mehngerwal village.

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

Mehngerwal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 85 45 40
Literacy 84.88% 90.69% 78.85%
Scheduled Caste 446 239 207
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 219 87 132

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mehngerwal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mehngerwal village out of total population, 304 were engaged in work activities. 78% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 304 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 237 218 19
Cultivators 83 75 8
Agriculture Labourer 6 6 0
Household Industries 10 9 1
Other Workers 138 128 10
Marginal Workers 67 37 30
Non Working 667 241 426

Nearby Villages to Mehngerwal,

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

Village Population
Meghowal 1,818
Jiwanpur Jattan 679
Chak Natha 208
Bharatpur Jattan 481
Malewal 26
Raniala 505
Jaijon 1,069
Gandhowal 276
Harjiana 603
Sadullapur Badhwan 1,665

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