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

Sohal is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,282 families residing in the village Sohal. The total population of Sohal is 6,765 out of which 3,442 are males and 3,323 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sohal is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sohal village is 764 which is 11% of the total population. There are 403 male children and 361 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sohal is 896 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Sohal village.

Population
6,765
Families
1,282
Literacy
79.5%
Sex Ratio
965

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sohal is 79.5%. Thus Sohal village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 84.17% and the female literacy rate is 74.71% in Sohal village.

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

Sohal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 764 403 361
Literacy 79.5% 84.17% 74.71%
Scheduled Caste 1,969 1,035 934
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,994 884 1,110

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sohal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sohal village out of total population, 2,003 were engaged in work activities. 87.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,003 workers engaged in Main Work, 272 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 167 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,747 1,449 298
Cultivators 272 236 36
Agriculture Labourer 167 154 13
Household Industries 38 28 10
Other Workers 1,270 1,031 239
Marginal Workers 256 191 65
Non Working 4,762 1,802 2,960

Nearby Villages to Sohal,

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

Village Population
Pirdi Sain 549
Mahan Dev Khurd 543
Rania 3,703
Dhariwal 552
Badesh 768
Jhawar 2,189
Sandhwan 620
Babri 2,192
Kalianpur 2,329
Jiwanwal 1,390

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