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Awan Population - Kapurthala, Punjab

Awan is a medium size village located in Bhulath Tehsil of Kapurthala district, Punjab with total 279 families residing. The Awan village has population of 1143 of which 556 are males while 587 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Awan village population of children with age 0-6 is 131 which makes up 11.46 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Awan village is 1056 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Awan as per census is 541, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Awan village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Awan village was 70.55 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Awan Male literacy stands at 71.76 % while female literacy rate was 69.50 %.

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

Awan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 279 - -
Population 1,143 556 587
Child (0-6) 131 85 46
Schedule Caste 275 153 122
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.55 % 71.76 % 69.50 %
Total Workers 268 250 18
Main Worker 256 - -
Marginal Worker 12 8 4

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.06 % of total population in Awan village. The village Awan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Awan village out of total population, 268 were engaged in work activities. 95.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 268 workers engaged in Main Work, 128 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 56 were Agricultural labourer.