Weer Population, Caste, Working Data Firozpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Weer is a village situated in Firozpur tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 683 families residing in the village Weer. The total population of Weer is 3,518 out of which 1,825 are males and 1,693 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Weer is 928.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Weer village is 509 which is 14% of the total population. There are 294 male children and 215 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Weer is 731 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (928) of Weer village.

Population
3,518
Families
683
Literacy
50.81%
Sex Ratio
928

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Weer is 50.8%. Thus Weer village has lower literacy rate compared to 60.5% of Firozpur district. The male literacy rate is 58.46% and the female literacy rate is 42.9% in Weer village.

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

Weer Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 509 294 215
Literacy 50.81% 58.46% 42.9%
Scheduled Caste 3,479 1,802 1,677
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,989 930 1,059

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 98.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Weer village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Weer village out of total population, 1,223 were engaged in work activities. 66.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,223 workers engaged in Main Work, 463 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 240 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 818 738 80
Cultivators 463 442 21
Agriculture Labourer 240 197 43
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 114 98 16
Marginal Workers 405 178 227
Non Working 2,295 909 1,386

Nearby Villages to Weer,

Below are the list of villages near Weer village in Firozpur.

Village Population
Aulake 224
Gatti Rahime Ke 2,974
Ghulam Hussainwala 672
Kaluwara 236
Bare Ke 3,583
Nihalewala 384
Habib Ke 3,113
Saide Ke 472
Machhiwara 1,353
Dulchi Ke 5,256

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