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Sekhwan Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Sekhwan is a large village located in Gurdaspur Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 707 families residing. The Sekhwan village has population of 3931 of which 2076 are males while 1855 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sekhwan village population of children with age 0-6 is 455 which makes up 11.57 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sekhwan village is 894 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Sekhwan as per census is 798, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Sekhwan village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Sekhwan village was 75.29 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Sekhwan Male literacy stands at 80.09 % while female literacy rate was 69.99 %.

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

Sekhwan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 707 - -
Population 3,931 2,076 1,855
Child (0-6) 455 253 202
Schedule Caste 1,219 623 596
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 75.29 % 80.09 % 69.99 %
Total Workers 1,393 1,086 307
Main Worker 1,096 - -
Marginal Worker 297 134 163

Caste Factor

Sekhwan village of Gurdaspur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.01 % of total population in Sekhwan village. The village Sekhwan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sekhwan village out of total population, 1393 were engaged in work activities. 78.68 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.32 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1393 workers engaged in Main Work, 308 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 132 were Agricultural labourer.