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Awan Basau Population - Amritsar, Punjab

Awan Basau is a medium size village located in Ajnala Tehsil of Amritsar district, Punjab with total 236 families residing. The Awan Basau village has population of 1244 of which 633 are males while 611 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Awan Basau village population of children with age 0-6 is 220 which makes up 17.68 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Awan Basau village is 965 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Awan Basau as per census is 1075, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Awan Basau village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Awan Basau village was 36.13 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Awan Basau Male literacy stands at 45.92 % while female literacy rate was 25.75 %.

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

Awan Basau Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 236 - -
Population 1,244 633 611
Child (0-6) 220 106 114
Schedule Caste 965 482 483
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 36.13 % 45.92 % 25.75 %
Total Workers 661 352 309
Main Worker 319 - -
Marginal Worker 342 61 281

Caste Factor

In Awan Basau village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 77.57 % of total population in Awan Basau village. The village Awan Basau currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Awan Basau village out of total population, 661 were engaged in work activities. 48.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.74 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 661 workers engaged in Main Work, 89 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 226 were Agricultural labourer.