Sakhira Population - Tarn Taran, Punjab

Sakhira is a large village located in Tarn Taran Tehsil of Tarn Taran district, Punjab with total 425 families residing. The Sakhira village has population of 2266 of which 1226 are males while 1040 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sakhira village population of children with age 0-6 is 259 which makes up 11.43 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sakhira village is 848 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Sakhira as per census is 660, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Sakhira village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Sakhira village was 65.97 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Sakhira Male literacy stands at 70.93 % while female literacy rate was 60.30 %.

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

Sakhira Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	425	-	-
Population	2,266	1,226	1,040
Child (0-6)	259	156	103
Schedule Caste	713	387	326
Schedule Tribe	0	0	0
Literacy	65.97 %	70.93 %	60.30 %
Total Workers	663	608	55
Main Worker	599	-	-
Marginal Worker	64	54	10

Caste Factor

Sakhira village of Tarn Taran has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.47 % of total population in Sakhira village. The village Sakhira currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sakhira village out of total population, 663 were engaged in work activities. 90.35 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.65 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 663 workers engaged in Main Work, 297 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.