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Bhekhowali Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Bhekhowali is a medium size village located in Gurdaspur Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 156 families residing. The Bhekhowali village has population of 753 of which 405 are males while 348 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bhekhowali village population of children with age 0-6 is 84 which makes up 11.16 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bhekhowali village is 859 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Bhekhowali as per census is 787, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Bhekhowali village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Bhekhowali village was 83.86 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Bhekhowali Male literacy stands at 89.11 % while female literacy rate was 77.81 %.

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

Bhekhowali Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 156 - -
Population 753 405 348
Child (0-6) 84 47 37
Schedule Caste 240 133 107
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.86 % 89.11 % 77.81 %
Total Workers 225 202 23
Main Worker 201 - -
Marginal Worker 24 21 3

Caste Factor

Bhekhowali village of Gurdaspur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.87 % of total population in Bhekhowali village. The village Bhekhowali currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Bhekhowali village out of total population, 225 were engaged in work activities. 89.33 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.67 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 225 workers engaged in Main Work, 103 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.