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Sohaura Kalan Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Sohaura Kalan is a large village located in Pathankot Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 442 families residing. The Sohaura Kalan village has population of 2369 of which 1200 are males while 1169 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sohaura Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 271 which makes up 11.44 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sohaura Kalan village is 974 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Sohaura Kalan as per census is 1203, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Sohaura Kalan village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Sohaura Kalan village was 82.22 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Sohaura Kalan Male literacy stands at 87.37 % while female literacy rate was 76.79 %.

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

Sohaura Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 442 - -
Population 2,369 1,200 1,169
Child (0-6) 271 123 148
Schedule Caste 754 387 367
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.22 % 87.37 % 76.79 %
Total Workers 707 651 56
Main Worker 540 - -
Marginal Worker 167 151 16

Caste Factor

Sohaura Kalan village of Gurdaspur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.83 % of total population in Sohaura Kalan village. The village Sohaura Kalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sohaura Kalan village out of total population, 707 were engaged in work activities. 76.38 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.62 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 707 workers engaged in Main Work, 128 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.