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Dodwan Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Dodwan is a large village located in Gurdaspur Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 457 families residing. The Dodwan village has population of 2211 of which 1148 are males while 1063 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dodwan village population of children with age 0-6 is 213 which makes up 9.63 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dodwan village is 926 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Dodwan as per census is 868, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Dodwan village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Dodwan village was 80.28 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Dodwan Male literacy stands at 86.56 % while female literacy rate was 73.55 %.

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

Dodwan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 457 - -
Population 2,211 1,148 1,063
Child (0-6) 213 114 99
Schedule Caste 769 395 374
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 80.28 % 86.56 % 73.55 %
Total Workers 869 657 212
Main Worker 581 - -
Marginal Worker 288 130 158

Caste Factor

Dodwan village of Gurdaspur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.78 % of total population in Dodwan village. The village Dodwan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dodwan village out of total population, 869 were engaged in work activities. 66.86 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.14 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 869 workers engaged in Main Work, 109 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 116 were Agricultural labourer.