Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Akhwara Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Akhwara is a medium size village located in Pathankot Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 82 families residing. The Akhwara village has population of 462 of which 238 are males while 224 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Akhwara village population of children with age 0-6 is 60 which makes up 12.99 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Akhwara village is 941 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Akhwara as per census is 714, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Akhwara village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Akhwara village was 84.08 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Akhwara Male literacy stands at 89.16 % while female literacy rate was 78.89 %.

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

Akhwara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 82 - -
Population 462 238 224
Child (0-6) 60 35 25
Schedule Caste 75 43 32
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.08 % 89.16 % 78.89 %
Total Workers 128 123 5
Main Worker 102 - -
Marginal Worker 26 25 1

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.23 % of total population in Akhwara village. The village Akhwara currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Akhwara village out of total population, 128 were engaged in work activities. 79.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 128 workers engaged in Main Work, 73 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.