Asafpur Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011
Asafpur is a village situated in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 177 families residing in the village Asafpur. The total population of Asafpur is 825 out of which 379 are males and 446 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Asafpur is 1,177.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Asafpur village is 81 which is 10% of the total population. There are 35 male children and 46 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Asafpur is 1,314 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,177) of Asafpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Asafpur is 85.9%. Thus Asafpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 92.15% and the female literacy rate is 80.5% in Asafpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Asafpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Asafpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Asafpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 81 | 35 | 46 |
| Literacy | 85.89% | 92.15% | 80.5% |
| Scheduled Caste | 294 | 139 | 155 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 186 | 62 | 124 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Asafpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Asafpur village out of total population, 209 were engaged in work activities. 88.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 209 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 185 | 167 | 18 |
| Cultivators | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 154 | 139 | 15 |
| Marginal Workers | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| Non Working | 616 | 201 | 415 |
Map of Asafpur, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Nearby Villages to Asafpur, Mukerian
Below are the list of villages near Asafpur village in Mukerian.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kando Karora | 137 |
| Badhalian | 823 |
| Ghagwal | 1,798 |
| Parelian | 322 |
| Shekha Matta | 501 |
| Sabar | 1,200 |
| Raili | 1,778 |
| Jugial | 1,068 |
| Khizarpur | 1,453 |
| Siparian | 1,956 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Asafpur, Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Wikipedia