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

Sakanderpur is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 158 families residing in the village Sakanderpur. The total population of Sakanderpur is 794 out of which 401 are males and 393 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sakanderpur is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sakanderpur village is 70 which is 9% of the total population. There are 46 male children and 24 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sakanderpur is 522 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (980) of Sakanderpur village.

Population
794
Families
158
Literacy
81.35%
Sex Ratio
980

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sakanderpur is 81.4%. Thus Sakanderpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 86.76% and the female literacy rate is 76.15% in Sakanderpur village.

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

Sakanderpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 70 46 24
Literacy 81.35% 86.76% 76.15%
Scheduled Caste 360 189 171
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 205 93 112

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sakanderpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sakanderpur village out of total population, 208 were engaged in work activities. 74% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 208 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 154 143 11
Cultivators 101 94 7
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 48 44 4
Marginal Workers 54 51 3
Non Working 586 207 379

Nearby Villages to Sakanderpur,

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

Village Population
Rurki Khas 1,866
Panam 2,277
Alipur 899
Darapur 211
Golewal 523
Denowal Khurd 992
Bakapur Guru 566
Ibrahimpur 1,326
Rasulpur 480
Bagwain 962

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