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Sohal Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Sohal is a large village located in Gurdaspur Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 1282 families residing. The Sohal village has population of 6765 of which 3442 are males while 3323 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sohal village population of children with age 0-6 is 764 which makes up 11.29 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sohal village is 965 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Sohal as per census is 896, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Sohal village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Sohal village was 79.50 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Sohal Male literacy stands at 84.17 % while female literacy rate was 74.71 %.

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

Sohal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,282 - -
Population 6,765 3,442 3,323
Child (0-6) 764 403 361
Schedule Caste 1,969 1,035 934
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.50 % 84.17 % 74.71 %
Total Workers 2,003 1,640 363
Main Worker 1,747 - -
Marginal Worker 256 191 65

Caste Factor

Sohal village of Gurdaspur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.11 % of total population in Sohal village. The village Sohal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sohal village out of total population, 2003 were engaged in work activities. 87.22 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.78 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2003 workers engaged in Main Work, 272 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 167 were Agricultural labourer.