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Kahanpur Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Kahanpur is a large village located in Pathankot Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 537 families residing. The Kahanpur village has population of 2745 of which 1407 are males while 1338 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kahanpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 351 which makes up 12.79 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kahanpur village is 951 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Kahanpur as per census is 847, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Kahanpur village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Kahanpur village was 79.70 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Kahanpur Male literacy stands at 85.13 % while female literacy rate was 74.09 %.

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

Kahanpur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 537 - -
Population 2,745 1,407 1,338
Child (0-6) 351 190 161
Schedule Caste 947 487 460
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.70 % 85.13 % 74.09 %
Total Workers 826 730 96
Main Worker 440 - -
Marginal Worker 386 305 81

Caste Factor

Kahanpur village of Gurdaspur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.50 % of total population in Kahanpur village. The village Kahanpur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kahanpur village out of total population, 826 were engaged in work activities. 53.27 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.73 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 826 workers engaged in Main Work, 97 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.