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Sheikh Chak Population - Tarn Taran, Punjab

Sheikh Chak is a medium size village located in Tarn Taran Tehsil of Tarn Taran district, Punjab with total 250 families residing. The Sheikh Chak village has population of 1458 of which 763 are males while 695 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sheikh Chak village population of children with age 0-6 is 188 which makes up 12.89 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sheikh Chak village is 911 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Sheikh Chak as per census is 1066, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Sheikh Chak village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Sheikh Chak village was 79.21 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Sheikh Chak Male literacy stands at 85.42 % while female literacy rate was 72.24 %.

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

Sheikh Chak Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 250 - -
Population 1,458 763 695
Child (0-6) 188 91 97
Schedule Caste 482 247 235
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.21 % 85.42 % 72.24 %
Total Workers 829 528 301
Main Worker 690 - -
Marginal Worker 139 85 54

Caste Factor

Sheikh Chak village of Tarn Taran has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.06 % of total population in Sheikh Chak village. The village Sheikh Chak currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sheikh Chak village out of total population, 829 were engaged in work activities. 83.23 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.77 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 829 workers engaged in Main Work, 298 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 82 were Agricultural labourer.