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Sandhwal Population - Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Sandhwal is a large village located in Mukerian Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 1063 families residing. The Sandhwal village has population of 5306 of which 2737 are males while 2569 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sandhwal village population of children with age 0-6 is 618 which makes up 11.65 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sandhwal village is 939 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Sandhwal as per census is 828, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Sandhwal village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Sandhwal village was 83.81 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Sandhwal Male literacy stands at 88.25 % while female literacy rate was 79.16 %.

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

Sandhwal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,063 - -
Population 5,306 2,737 2,569
Child (0-6) 618 338 280
Schedule Caste 1,010 522 488
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.81 % 88.25 % 79.16 %
Total Workers 1,467 1,216 251
Main Worker 1,201 - -
Marginal Worker 266 139 127

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.04 % of total population in Sandhwal village. The village Sandhwal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sandhwal village out of total population, 1467 were engaged in work activities. 81.87 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.13 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1467 workers engaged in Main Work, 295 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 336 were Agricultural labourer.