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

Sekhwan is a village situated in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 443 families residing in the village Sekhwan. The total population of Sekhwan is 2,416 out of which 1,280 are males and 1,136 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sekhwan is 888.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sekhwan village is 279 which is 12% of the total population. There are 148 male children and 131 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sekhwan is 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (888) of Sekhwan village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sekhwan is 65.4%. Thus Sekhwan village has a higher literacy rate compared to 60.5% of Firozpur district. The male literacy rate is 69.26% and the female literacy rate is 61.09% in Sekhwan village.

Population
2,416
Families
443
Literacy
65.42%
Sex Ratio
888

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

Sekhwan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 279 148 131
Literacy 65.42% 69.26% 61.09%
Scheduled Caste 1,106 586 520
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,018 496 522

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sekhwan village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sekhwan village out of total population, 919 were engaged in work activities. 85.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 919 workers engaged in Main Work, 256 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 184 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 789 733 56
Cultivators 256 231 25
Agriculture Labourer 184 179 5
Household Industries 27 22 5
Other Workers 322 301 21
Marginal Workers 130 12 118
Non Working 1,497 535 962

Map of Sekhwan, Firozpur, Punjab


Nearby Villages to Sekhwan, Zira

Below are the list of villages near Sekhwan village in Zira.


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