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Begowal Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Begowal is a large village located in Pathankot Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 495 families residing. The Begowal village has population of 2490 of which 1307 are males while 1183 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Begowal village population of children with age 0-6 is 223 which makes up 8.96 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Begowal village is 905 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Begowal as per census is 991, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Begowal village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Begowal village was 89.94 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Begowal Male literacy stands at 93.05 % while female literacy rate was 86.47 %.

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

Begowal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 495 - -
Population 2,490 1,307 1,183
Child (0-6) 223 112 111
Schedule Caste 457 245 212
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 89.94 % 93.05 % 86.47 %
Total Workers 658 599 59
Main Worker 562 - -
Marginal Worker 96 82 14

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.35 % of total population in Begowal village. The village Begowal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Begowal village out of total population, 658 were engaged in work activities. 85.41 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.59 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 658 workers engaged in Main Work, 36 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.