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Pharala Population - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab

Pharala is a large village located in Nawanshahr Tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab with total 669 families residing. The Pharala village has population of 3226 of which 1639 are males while 1587 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pharala village population of children with age 0-6 is 276 which makes up 8.56 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pharala village is 968 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Pharala as per census is 930, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Pharala village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Pharala village was 81.76 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Pharala Male literacy stands at 85.49 % while female literacy rate was 77.92 %.

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

Pharala Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 669 - -
Population 3,226 1,639 1,587
Child (0-6) 276 143 133
Schedule Caste 1,317 690 627
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 81.76 % 85.49 % 77.92 %
Total Workers 1,045 889 156
Main Worker 859 - -
Marginal Worker 186 134 52

Caste Factor

In Pharala village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.82 % of total population in Pharala village. The village Pharala currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Pharala village out of total population, 1045 were engaged in work activities. 82.20 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.80 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1045 workers engaged in Main Work, 244 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourer.