Sandhwan Population, Caste, Working Data Faridkot, Punjab - Census 2011

Sandhwan is a village situated in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,242 families residing in the village Sandhwan. The total population of Sandhwan is 6,080 out of which 3,203 are males and 2,877 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sandhwan is 898.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sandhwan village is 769 which is 13% of the total population. There are 416 male children and 353 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sandhwan is 849 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (898) of Sandhwan village.

Population
6,080
Families
1,242
Literacy
59.82%
Sex Ratio
898

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sandhwan is 59.8%. Thus Sandhwan village has lower literacy rate compared to 61.7% of Faridkot district. The male literacy rate is 67.6% and the female literacy rate is 51.23% in Sandhwan village.

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

Sandhwan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 769 416 353
Literacy 59.82% 67.6% 51.23%
Scheduled Caste 4,441 2,329 2,112
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,903 1,319 1,584

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 73% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sandhwan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sandhwan village out of total population, 2,136 were engaged in work activities. 79.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,136 workers engaged in Main Work, 238 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 896 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,696 1,465 231
Cultivators 238 221 17
Agriculture Labourer 896 746 150
Household Industries 30 26 4
Other Workers 532 472 60
Marginal Workers 440 361 79
Non Working 3,944 1,377 2,567

Nearby Villages to Sandhwan,

Below are the list of villages near Sandhwan village in Faridkot.

Village Population
Bir Sikhanwala 715
Kot Kapura 9,729
Nathewala 1,550
Deviwala 2,151
Sikhanwala 2,811
Aulakh 3,829
Bir Chahal 384
Chambeli 1,052
Jeonwala 4,348
Nangal 1,071

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