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Loh Chap Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Loh Chap is a medium size village located in Batala Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 181 families residing. The Loh Chap village has population of 858 of which 465 are males while 393 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Loh Chap village population of children with age 0-6 is 97 which makes up 11.31 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Loh Chap village is 845 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Loh Chap as per census is 796, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Loh Chap village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Loh Chap village was 73.19 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Loh Chap Male literacy stands at 77.86 % while female literacy rate was 67.71 %.

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

Loh Chap Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 181 - -
Population 858 465 393
Child (0-6) 97 54 43
Schedule Caste 266 150 116
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 73.19 % 77.86 % 67.71 %
Total Workers 248 234 14
Main Worker 230 - -
Marginal Worker 18 16 2

Caste Factor

Loh Chap village of Gurdaspur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.00 % of total population in Loh Chap village. The village Loh Chap currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Loh Chap village out of total population, 248 were engaged in work activities. 92.74 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.26 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 248 workers engaged in Main Work, 99 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.