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

Sikhanwala is a village situated in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 560 families residing in the village Sikhanwala. The total population of Sikhanwala is 2,811 out of which 1,465 are males and 1,346 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sikhanwala is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sikhanwala village is 310 which is 11% of the total population. There are 164 male children and 146 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sikhanwala is 890 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Sikhanwala village.

Population
2,811
Families
560
Literacy
60.34%
Sex Ratio
919

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sikhanwala is 60.3%. Thus Sikhanwala village has lower literacy rate compared to 61.7% of Faridkot district. The male literacy rate is 65.03% and the female literacy rate is 55.25% in Sikhanwala village.

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

Sikhanwala Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 310 164 146
Literacy 60.34% 65.03% 55.25%
Scheduled Caste 1,528 807 721
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,302 619 683

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 54.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sikhanwala village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sikhanwala village out of total population, 1,477 were engaged in work activities. 49.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,477 workers engaged in Main Work, 238 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 289 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 726 647 79
Cultivators 238 231 7
Agriculture Labourer 289 246 43
Household Industries 9 2 7
Other Workers 190 168 22
Marginal Workers 751 257 494
Non Working 1,334 561 773

Nearby Villages to Sikhanwala,

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

Village Population
Bir Chahal 384
Nathewala 1,550
Chambeli 1,052
Bir Sikhanwala 715
Nangal 1,071
Sandhwan 6,080
Sirsari 1,767
Kot Kapura 9,729
Bagiana 2,333
Deviwala 2,151

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