Beh Jagan Population - Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Beh Jagan is a large village located in Mukerian Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 459 families residing. The Beh Jagan village has population of 2341 of which 1191 are males while 1150 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Beh Jagan village population of children with age 0-6 is 260 which makes up 11.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Beh Jagan village is 966 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Beh Jagan as per census is 793, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Beh Jagan village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Beh Jagan village was 84.77 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Beh Jagan Male literacy stands at 89.77 % while female literacy rate was 79.71 %.

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

Beh Jagan Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	459	-	-
Population	2,341	1,191	1,150
Child (0-6)	260	145	115
Schedule Caste	1,074	555	519
Schedule Tribe	0	0	0
Literacy	84.77 %	89.77 %	79.71 %
Total Workers	614	535	79
Main Worker	493	-	-
Marginal Worker	121	96	25

Caste Factor

In Beh Jagan village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.88 % of total population in Beh Jagan village. The village Beh Jagan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Beh Jagan village out of total population, 614 were engaged in work activities. 80.29 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.71 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 614 workers engaged in Main Work, 38 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.