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Dhut Kalan Population - Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Dhut Kalan is a large village located in Hoshiarpur Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 555 families residing. The Dhut Kalan village has population of 2567 of which 1300 are males while 1267 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhut Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 229 which makes up 8.92 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhut Kalan village is 975 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhut Kalan as per census is 847, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Dhut Kalan village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhut Kalan village was 86.48 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Dhut Kalan Male literacy stands at 89.20 % while female literacy rate was 83.73 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Dhut Kalan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Dhut Kalan village.

Dhut Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 555 - -
Population 2,567 1,300 1,267
Child (0-6) 229 124 105
Schedule Caste 1,337 660 677
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 86.48 % 89.20 % 83.73 %
Total Workers 719 614 105
Main Worker 538 - -
Marginal Worker 181 119 62

Caste Factor

In Dhut Kalan village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 52.08 % of total population in Dhut Kalan village. The village Dhut Kalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dhut Kalan village out of total population, 719 were engaged in work activities. 74.83 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.17 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 719 workers engaged in Main Work, 151 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 90 were Agricultural labourer.