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Jiwan Chak Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Jiwan Chak is a medium size village located in Gurdaspur Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 131 families residing. The Jiwan Chak village has population of 591 of which 293 are males while 298 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jiwan Chak village population of children with age 0-6 is 65 which makes up 11.00 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jiwan Chak village is 1017 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Jiwan Chak as per census is 857, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Jiwan Chak village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Jiwan Chak village was 83.65 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Jiwan Chak Male literacy stands at 91.86 % while female literacy rate was 75.75 %.

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

Jiwan Chak Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 131 - -
Population 591 293 298
Child (0-6) 65 35 30
Schedule Caste 153 82 71
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.65 % 91.86 % 75.75 %
Total Workers 142 136 6
Main Worker 137 - -
Marginal Worker 5 5 0

Caste Factor

Jiwan Chak village of Gurdaspur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.89 % of total population in Jiwan Chak village. The village Jiwan Chak currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jiwan Chak village out of total population, 142 were engaged in work activities. 96.48 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.52 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 142 workers engaged in Main Work, 63 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.