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Harchowal Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Harchowal is a large village located in Batala Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 973 families residing. The Harchowal village has population of 5291 of which 2723 are males while 2568 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Harchowal village population of children with age 0-6 is 513 which makes up 9.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Harchowal village is 943 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Harchowal as per census is 819, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Harchowal village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Harchowal village was 72.06 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Harchowal Male literacy stands at 75.91 % while female literacy rate was 68.04 %.

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

Harchowal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 973 - -
Population 5,291 2,723 2,568
Child (0-6) 513 282 231
Schedule Caste 77 35 42
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.06 % 75.91 % 68.04 %
Total Workers 1,524 1,301 223
Main Worker 1,065 - -
Marginal Worker 459 337 122

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.46 % of total population in Harchowal village. The village Harchowal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Harchowal village out of total population, 1524 were engaged in work activities. 69.88 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.12 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1524 workers engaged in Main Work, 547 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourer.