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

Sandhwan is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 122 families residing in the village Sandhwan. The total population of Sandhwan is 620 out of which 316 are males and 304 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sandhwan is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sandhwan village is 75 which is 12% of the total population. There are 34 male children and 41 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sandhwan is 1,206 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (962) of Sandhwan village.

Population
620
Families
122
Literacy
78.9%
Sex Ratio
962

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sandhwan is 78.9%. Thus Sandhwan village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 84.75% and the female literacy rate is 72.62% 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 75 34 41
Literacy 78.9% 84.75% 72.62%
Scheduled Caste 7 5 2
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 190 77 113

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.1% 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, 176 were engaged in work activities. 85.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 176 workers engaged in Main Work, 37 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 151 141 10
Cultivators 37 36 1
Agriculture Labourer 2 1 1
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 110 102 8
Marginal Workers 25 20 5
Non Working 444 155 289

Nearby Villages to Sandhwan,

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

Village Population
Kalianpur 2,329
Badesh 768
Bandianwala 685
Rania 3,703
Gurdas Nangal 3,417
Pirdi Sain 549
Japowal 621
Sohal 6,765
Sidhwan Jamita 1,750
Mahan Dev Khurd 543

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