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

Mehrowal is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 111 families residing in the village Mehrowal. The total population of Mehrowal is 515 out of which 267 are males and 248 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mehrowal is 929.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mehrowal village is 65 which is 13% of the total population. There are 32 male children and 33 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mehrowal is 1,031 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Mehrowal village.

Population
515
Families
111
Literacy
84.89%
Sex Ratio
929

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mehrowal is 84.9%. Thus Mehrowal village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 91.49% and the female literacy rate is 77.67% in Mehrowal village.

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

Mehrowal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 65 32 33
Literacy 84.89% 91.49% 77.67%
Scheduled Caste 347 179 168
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 133 52 81

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 67.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mehrowal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mehrowal village out of total population, 168 were engaged in work activities. 82.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 168 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 139 120 19
Cultivators 26 25 1
Agriculture Labourer 7 7 0
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 104 86 18
Marginal Workers 29 16 13
Non Working 347 131 216

Nearby Villages to Mehrowal,

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

Village Population
Rihala 748
Bugra 327
Binjon 3,464
Chak Soni 38
Pandori Ladha Singh 938
Aima Jattan 1,041
Dhada 2,453
Soni 788
Bhagtupur 832
Nurpur 584

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