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Pharwahi Population - Barnala, Punjab

Pharwahi is a large village located in Barnala Tehsil of Barnala district, Punjab with total 955 families residing. The Pharwahi village has population of 5047 of which 2700 are males while 2347 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pharwahi village population of children with age 0-6 is 567 which makes up 11.23 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pharwahi village is 869 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Pharwahi as per census is 800, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Pharwahi village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Pharwahi village was 64.22 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Pharwahi Male literacy stands at 68.22 % while female literacy rate was 59.67 %.

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

Pharwahi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 955 - -
Population 5,047 2,700 2,347
Child (0-6) 567 315 252
Schedule Caste 2,229 1,175 1,054
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 64.22 % 68.22 % 59.67 %
Total Workers 1,565 1,443 122
Main Worker 1,438 - -
Marginal Worker 127 94 33

Caste Factor

In Pharwahi village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.16 % of total population in Pharwahi village. The village Pharwahi currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Pharwahi village out of total population, 1565 were engaged in work activities. 91.88 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.12 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1565 workers engaged in Main Work, 497 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 399 were Agricultural labourer.