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Sheikh Population - Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Sheikh is a medium size village located in Dasua Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 101 families residing. The Sheikh village has population of 413 of which 197 are males while 216 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sheikh village population of children with age 0-6 is 45 which makes up 10.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sheikh village is 1096 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Sheikh as per census is 957, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Sheikh village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Sheikh village was 74.46 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Sheikh Male literacy stands at 85.06 % while female literacy rate was 64.95 %.

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

Sheikh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 101 - -
Population 413 197 216
Child (0-6) 45 23 22
Schedule Caste 85 37 48
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.46 % 85.06 % 64.95 %
Total Workers 94 89 5
Main Worker 93 - -
Marginal Worker 1 1 0

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.58 % of total population in Sheikh village. The village Sheikh currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sheikh village out of total population, 94 were engaged in work activities. 98.94 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.06 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 94 workers engaged in Main Work, 23 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 29 were Agricultural labourer.