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Handowal Kalan Population - Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Handowal Kalan is a medium size village located in Hoshiarpur Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 187 families residing. The Handowal Kalan village has population of 911 of which 472 are males while 439 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Handowal Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 109 which makes up 11.96 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Handowal Kalan village is 930 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Handowal Kalan as per census is 912, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Handowal Kalan village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Handowal Kalan village was 70.07 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Handowal Kalan Male literacy stands at 71.81 % while female literacy rate was 68.22 %.

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

Handowal Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 187 - -
Population 911 472 439
Child (0-6) 109 57 52
Schedule Caste 357 186 171
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.07 % 71.81 % 68.22 %
Total Workers 354 271 83
Main Worker 334 - -
Marginal Worker 20 14 6

Caste Factor

In Handowal Kalan village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.19 % of total population in Handowal Kalan village. The village Handowal Kalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Handowal Kalan village out of total population, 354 were engaged in work activities. 94.35 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.65 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 354 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 157 were Agricultural labourer.