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Sheikhuwas Population - Sangrur, Punjab

Sheikhuwas is a large village located in Lehra Tehsil of Sangrur district, Punjab with total 505 families residing. The Sheikhuwas village has population of 2671 of which 1439 are males while 1232 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sheikhuwas village population of children with age 0-6 is 263 which makes up 9.85 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sheikhuwas village is 856 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Sheikhuwas as per census is 963, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Sheikhuwas village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Sheikhuwas village was 49.42 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Sheikhuwas Male literacy stands at 54.71 % while female literacy rate was 43.16 %.

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

Sheikhuwas Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 505 - -
Population 2,671 1,439 1,232
Child (0-6) 263 134 129
Schedule Caste 768 396 372
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 49.42 % 54.71 % 43.16 %
Total Workers 892 791 101
Main Worker 762 - -
Marginal Worker 130 77 53

Caste Factor

Sheikhuwas village of Sangrur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.75 % of total population in Sheikhuwas village. The village Sheikhuwas currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sheikhuwas village out of total population, 892 were engaged in work activities. 85.43 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.57 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 892 workers engaged in Main Work, 499 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 118 were Agricultural labourer.