Purowal Araian Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Purowal Araian is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 157 families residing in the village Purowal Araian. The total population of Purowal Araian is 1,030 out of which 547 are males and 483 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purowal Araian is 883.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purowal Araian village is 121 which is 12% of the total population. There are 64 male children and 57 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purowal Araian is 891 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (883) of Purowal Araian village.

Population
1,030
Families
157
Literacy
82.4%
Sex Ratio
883

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purowal Araian is 82.4%. Thus Purowal Araian village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 87.58% and the female literacy rate is 76.53% in Purowal Araian village.

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

Purowal Araian Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 121 64 57
Literacy 82.4% 87.58% 76.53%
Scheduled Caste 57 28 29
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 281 124 157

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Purowal Araian village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purowal Araian village out of total population, 290 were engaged in work activities. 91.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 290 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 48 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 265 250 15
Cultivators 101 96 5
Agriculture Labourer 48 48 0
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 113 103 10
Marginal Workers 25 22 3
Non Working 740 275 465

Nearby Villages to Purowal Araian,

Below are the list of villages near Purowal Araian village in Gurdaspur.

Village Population
Hassanpur 757
Parson Ka Pind 359
Dakhla 562
Kot Mohan Lal 564
Sarai 864
Tatley 697
Maseet 343
Kotli Mohian 255
Lakhowal 1,368
Sidhwan 991

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