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Bhekhowal Population - Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Bhekhowal is a medium size village located in Hoshiarpur Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 386 families residing. The Bhekhowal village has population of 1912 of which 988 are males while 924 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bhekhowal village population of children with age 0-6 is 225 which makes up 11.77 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bhekhowal village is 935 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Bhekhowal as per census is 772, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Bhekhowal village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Bhekhowal village was 85.95 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Bhekhowal Male literacy stands at 90.82 % while female literacy rate was 80.87 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Bhekhowal 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 Bhekhowal village.

Bhekhowal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 386 - -
Population 1,912 988 924
Child (0-6) 225 127 98
Schedule Caste 756 392 364
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.95 % 90.82 % 80.87 %
Total Workers 631 506 125
Main Worker 436 - -
Marginal Worker 195 138 57

Caste Factor

In Bhekhowal village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.54 % of total population in Bhekhowal village. The village Bhekhowal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Bhekhowal village out of total population, 631 were engaged in work activities. 69.10 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.90 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 631 workers engaged in Main Work, 104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18 were Agricultural labourer.