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Niwan Dhakala Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Niwan Dhakala is a medium size village located in Gurdaspur Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 81 families residing. The Niwan Dhakala village has population of 492 of which 248 are males while 244 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Niwan Dhakala village population of children with age 0-6 is 49 which makes up 9.96 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Niwan Dhakala village is 984 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Niwan Dhakala as per census is 1579, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Niwan Dhakala village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Niwan Dhakala village was 84.42 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Niwan Dhakala Male literacy stands at 89.96 % while female literacy rate was 78.50 %.

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

Niwan Dhakala Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 81 - -
Population 492 248 244
Child (0-6) 49 19 30
Schedule Caste 155 81 74
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.42 % 89.96 % 78.50 %
Total Workers 79 73 6
Main Worker 72 - -
Marginal Worker 7 5 2

Caste Factor

Niwan Dhakala village of Gurdaspur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.50 % of total population in Niwan Dhakala village. The village Niwan Dhakala currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Niwan Dhakala village out of total population, 79 were engaged in work activities. 91.14 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.86 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 79 workers engaged in Main Work, 14 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 50 were Agricultural labourer.