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

Virk is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 115 families residing in the village Virk. The total population of Virk is 606 out of which 321 are males and 285 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Virk is 888.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Virk village is 85 which is 14% of the total population. There are 47 male children and 38 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Virk is 809 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (888) of Virk village.

Population
606
Families
115
Literacy
62.76%
Sex Ratio
888

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Virk is 62.8%. Thus Virk village has lower literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 71.17% and the female literacy rate is 53.44% in Virk village.

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

Virk Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 85 47 38
Literacy 62.76% 71.17% 53.44%
Scheduled Caste 10 5 5
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 279 126 153

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Virk village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Virk village out of total population, 221 were engaged in work activities. 56.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 221 workers engaged in Main Work, 76 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 125 107 18
Cultivators 76 74 2
Agriculture Labourer 8 7 1
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 39 25 14
Marginal Workers 96 86 10
Non Working 385 128 257

Nearby Villages to Virk,

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

Village Population
Paniar 97
Sukha Raju 389
Gagowali 788
Kunjar 623
Malogil 328
Bangowani 2,048
Gill 202
Badiulzaman 81
Narwan 369
Buzurgwal 910

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