Akalgarh Population - Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Akalgarh is a medium size village located in Garhshankar Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 146 families residing. The Akalgarh village has population of 649 of which 340 are males while 309 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Akalgarh village population of children with age 0-6 is 94 which makes up 14.48 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Akalgarh village is 909 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Akalgarh as per census is 774, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Akalgarh village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Akalgarh village was 71.35 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Akalgarh Male literacy stands at 74.91 % while female literacy rate was 67.54 %.

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

Akalgarh Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	146	-	-
Population	649	340	309
Child (0-6)	94	53	41
Schedule Caste	387	204	183
Schedule Tribe	0	0	0
Literacy	71.35 %	74.91 %	67.54 %
Total Workers	205	172	33
Main Worker	183	-	-
Marginal Worker	22	18	4

Caste Factor

In Akalgarh village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 59.63 % of total population in Akalgarh village. The village Akalgarh currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Akalgarh village out of total population, 205 were engaged in work activities. 89.27 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.73 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 205 workers engaged in Main Work, 40 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourer.