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Shekha Population - Barnala, Punjab

Shekha is a large village located in Barnala Tehsil of Barnala district, Punjab with total 1457 families residing. The Shekha village has population of 7594 of which 4074 are males while 3520 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shekha village population of children with age 0-6 is 672 which makes up 8.85 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shekha village is 864 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Shekha as per census is 867, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Shekha village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Shekha village was 62.21 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Shekha Male literacy stands at 64.73 % while female literacy rate was 59.29 %.

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

Shekha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,457 - -
Population 7,594 4,074 3,520
Child (0-6) 672 360 312
Schedule Caste 2,149 1,172 977
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 62.21 % 64.73 % 59.29 %
Total Workers 2,449 2,308 141
Main Worker 2,355 - -
Marginal Worker 94 78 16

Caste Factor

Shekha village of Barnala has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.30 % of total population in Shekha village. The village Shekha currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shekha village out of total population, 2449 were engaged in work activities. 96.16 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.84 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2449 workers engaged in Main Work, 1162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 583 were Agricultural labourer.