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Gurnwar Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Gurnwar is a medium size village located in Jaswan Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 217 families residing. The Gurnwar village has population of 974 of which 471 are males while 503 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gurnwar village population of children with age 0-6 is 95 which makes up 9.75 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gurnwar village is 1068 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Gurnwar as per census is 759, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Gurnwar village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gurnwar village was 85.89 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Gurnwar Male literacy stands at 91.61 % while female literacy rate was 80.74 %.

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

Gurnwar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 217 - -
Population 974 471 503
Child (0-6) 95 54 41
Schedule Caste 277 133 144
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.89 % 91.61 % 80.74 %
Total Workers 776 367 409
Main Worker 328 - -
Marginal Worker 448 154 294

Caste Factor

Gurnwar village of Kangra has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.44 % of total population in Gurnwar village. The village Gurnwar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gurnwar village out of total population, 776 were engaged in work activities. 42.27 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.73 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 776 workers engaged in Main Work, 145 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.