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Awan Population - Firozpur, Punjab

Awan is a medium size village located in Zira Tehsil of Firozpur district, Punjab with total 79 families residing. The Awan village has population of 469 of which 248 are males while 221 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Awan village population of children with age 0-6 is 60 which makes up 12.79 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Awan village is 891 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Awan as per census is 818, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Awan village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Awan village was 69.68 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Awan Male literacy stands at 76.28 % while female literacy rate was 62.37 %.

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

Awan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 79 - -
Population 469 248 221
Child (0-6) 60 33 27
Schedule Caste 55 31 24
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 69.68 % 76.28 % 62.37 %
Total Workers 156 146 10
Main Worker 155 - -
Marginal Worker 1 1 0

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.73 % of total population in Awan village. The village Awan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Awan village out of total population, 156 were engaged in work activities. 99.36 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.64 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 156 workers engaged in Main Work, 116 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.