Sheikhuwas Population, Caste, Working Data Sangrur, Punjab - Census 2011

Sheikhuwas is a village situated in Lehra tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 505 families residing in the village Sheikhuwas. The total population of Sheikhuwas is 2,671 out of which 1,439 are males and 1,232 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sheikhuwas is 856.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sheikhuwas village is 263 which is 10% of the total population. There are 134 male children and 129 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sheikhuwas is 963 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (856) of Sheikhuwas village.

Population
2,671
Families
505
Literacy
49.42%
Sex Ratio
856

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sheikhuwas is 49.4%. Thus Sheikhuwas village has lower literacy rate compared to 60.5% of Sangrur district. The male literacy rate is 54.71% and the female literacy rate is 43.16% in Sheikhuwas village.

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

Sheikhuwas Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 263 134 129
Literacy 49.42% 54.71% 43.16%
Scheduled Caste 768 396 372
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,481 725 756

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sheikhuwas village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sheikhuwas village out of total population, 892 were engaged in work activities. 85.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 892 workers engaged in Main Work, 499 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 118 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 762 714 48
Cultivators 499 482 17
Agriculture Labourer 118 111 7
Household Industries 50 43 7
Other Workers 95 78 17
Marginal Workers 130 77 53
Non Working 1,779 648 1,131

Nearby Villages to Sheikhuwas,

Below are the list of villages near Sheikhuwas village in Lehra.

Village Population
Ramgarh Sandhwan 2,601
Pishore Bhaike 3,447
Arkbas 1,732
Ghoranab 3,710
Khai 1,448
Kal Banjara 2,787
Khandebad 2,467
Bhutal Kalan 5,631
Lehal Khurd 3,055
Jhaloor 3,099

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