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Herike Population - Sangrur, Punjab

Herike is a large village located in Dhuri Tehsil of Sangrur district, Punjab with total 591 families residing. The Herike village has population of 3177 of which 1680 are males while 1497 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Herike village population of children with age 0-6 is 330 which makes up 10.39 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Herike village is 891 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Herike as per census is 897, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Herike village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Herike village was 67.51 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Herike Male literacy stands at 71.38 % while female literacy rate was 63.16 %.

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

Herike Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 591 - -
Population 3,177 1,680 1,497
Child (0-6) 330 174 156
Schedule Caste 904 468 436
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.51 % 71.38 % 63.16 %
Total Workers 1,026 922 104
Main Worker 944 - -
Marginal Worker 82 58 24

Caste Factor

Herike village of Sangrur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.45 % of total population in Herike village. The village Herike currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Herike village out of total population, 1026 were engaged in work activities. 92.01 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.99 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1026 workers engaged in Main Work, 416 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 125 were Agricultural labourer.