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

Pakhowal is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 236 families residing in the village Pakhowal. The total population of Pakhowal is 1,105 out of which 569 are males and 536 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pakhowal is 942.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pakhowal village is 109 which is 10% of the total population. There are 54 male children and 55 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pakhowal is 1,019 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Pakhowal village.

Population
1,105
Families
236
Literacy
81.33%
Sex Ratio
942

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pakhowal is 81.3%. Thus Pakhowal village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 88.93% and the female literacy rate is 73.18% in Pakhowal village.

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

Pakhowal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 109 54 55
Literacy 81.33% 88.93% 73.18%
Scheduled Caste 458 231 227
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 295 111 184

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pakhowal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pakhowal village out of total population, 359 were engaged in work activities. 74.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 359 workers engaged in Main Work, 109 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 268 236 32
Cultivators 109 102 7
Agriculture Labourer 21 13 8
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 137 120 17
Marginal Workers 91 90 1
Non Working 746 243 503

Nearby Villages to Pakhowal,

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

Village Population
Bharowal 975
Bihran 1,299
Bariana 193
Satnaur 1,997
Hyatpur 399
Salempur 1,373
Kukran 1,453
Badesron 1,995
Abhowal 28
Jiwanpur Gujran 356

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