Zahura Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Zahura is a village situated in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 855 families residing in the village Zahura. The total population of Zahura is 3,892 out of which 1,970 are males and 1,922 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Zahura is 976.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Zahura village is 408 which is 10% of the total population. There are 231 male children and 177 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Zahura is 766 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (976) of Zahura village.

Population
3,892
Families
855
Literacy
82.32%
Sex Ratio
976

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Zahura is 82.3%. Thus Zahura village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 86.95% and the female literacy rate is 77.71% in Zahura village.

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

Zahura Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 408 231 177
Literacy 82.32% 86.95% 77.71%
Scheduled Caste 602 310 292
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,024 458 566

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Zahura village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Zahura village out of total population, 1,172 were engaged in work activities. 97.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,172 workers engaged in Main Work, 530 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 95 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,140 1,019 121
Cultivators 530 508 22
Agriculture Labourer 95 91 4
Household Industries 46 42 4
Other Workers 469 378 91
Marginal Workers 32 27 5
Non Working 2,720 924 1,796

Nearby Villages to Zahura,

Below are the list of villages near Zahura village in Dasua.

Village Population
Talwandi Salhan 1,899
Ghull 567
Manpur 475
Jhans 276
Shehbazpur 1,377
Khakh 1,290
Pul Pukhta 875
Raj Dhan 206
Feroze Rolia 1,144
Saidupur 214

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