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

Purkhowal is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 189 families residing in the village Purkhowal. The total population of Purkhowal is 944 out of which 481 are males and 463 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purkhowal is 963.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purkhowal village is 107 which is 11% of the total population. There are 54 male children and 53 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purkhowal is 981 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (963) of Purkhowal village.

Population
944
Families
189
Literacy
84.59%
Sex Ratio
963

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purkhowal is 84.6%. Thus Purkhowal village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 89.23% and the female literacy rate is 79.76% in Purkhowal village.

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

Purkhowal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 107 54 53
Literacy 84.59% 89.23% 79.76%
Scheduled Caste 588 301 287
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 236 100 136

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 62.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Purkhowal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purkhowal village out of total population, 386 were engaged in work activities. 75.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 386 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 293 243 50
Cultivators 54 53 1
Agriculture Labourer 33 23 10
Household Industries 5 1 4
Other Workers 201 166 35
Marginal Workers 93 21 72
Non Working 558 217 341

Nearby Villages to Purkhowal,

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

Village Population
Bilron 2,325
Hajipur 1,827
Rampur 1,547
Lehra 539
Tejpur 20
Sauli 467
Bhajjal 1,023
Birampur 1,759
Parowal 1,253
Khanpur 1,363

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