Wattu Population, Caste, Working Data Muktsar, Punjab - Census 2011

Wattu is a village situated in Muktsar tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 298 families residing in the village Wattu. The total population of Wattu is 1,561 out of which 818 are males and 743 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wattu is 908.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wattu village is 166 which is 11% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 81 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wattu is 953 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (908) of Wattu village.

Population
1,561
Families
298
Literacy
67.46%
Sex Ratio
908

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wattu is 67.5%. Thus Wattu village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.2% of Muktsar district. The male literacy rate is 72.44% and the female literacy rate is 61.93% in Wattu village.

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

Wattu Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 166 85 81
Literacy 67.46% 72.44% 61.93%
Scheduled Caste 448 237 211
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 620 287 333

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Wattu village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Wattu village out of total population, 529 were engaged in work activities. 81.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 529 workers engaged in Main Work, 252 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 433 406 27
Cultivators 252 248 4
Agriculture Labourer 96 89 7
Household Industries 10 8 2
Other Workers 75 61 14
Marginal Workers 96 46 50
Non Working 1,032 366 666

Nearby Villages to Wattu,

Below are the list of villages near Wattu village in Muktsar.

Village Population
Chak Baja Madahar 457
Motlewala 1,157
Jamuana 697
Chak Motlewala 681
Takhat Malana 456
Madahar Kalan 2,790
Dodanwali 1,777
Baja Madahar 1,511
Sangrana 2,146
Chak Gandha Singhwala 1,597

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