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Kariam Population - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab

Kariam is a large village located in Nawanshahr Tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab with total 643 families residing. The Kariam village has population of 3053 of which 1582 are males while 1471 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kariam village population of children with age 0-6 is 265 which makes up 8.68 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kariam village is 930 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Kariam as per census is 815, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Kariam village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Kariam village was 77.33 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Kariam Male literacy stands at 83.08 % while female literacy rate was 71.23 %.

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

Kariam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 643 - -
Population 3,053 1,582 1,471
Child (0-6) 265 146 119
Schedule Caste 1,954 1,013 941
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 77.33 % 83.08 % 71.23 %
Total Workers 953 808 145
Main Worker 842 - -
Marginal Worker 111 79 32

Caste Factor

In Kariam village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 64.00 % of total population in Kariam village. The village Kariam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kariam village out of total population, 953 were engaged in work activities. 88.35 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.65 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 953 workers engaged in Main Work, 100 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 163 were Agricultural labourer.