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Dhurkot Population - Barnala, Punjab

Dhurkot is a large village located in Tapa Tehsil of Barnala district, Punjab with total 1018 families residing. The Dhurkot village has population of 5473 of which 2855 are males while 2618 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhurkot village population of children with age 0-6 is 636 which makes up 11.62 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhurkot village is 917 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhurkot as per census is 854, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Dhurkot village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhurkot village was 57.95 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Dhurkot Male literacy stands at 60.15 % while female literacy rate was 55.57 %.

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

Dhurkot Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,018 - -
Population 5,473 2,855 2,618
Child (0-6) 636 343 293
Schedule Caste 1,655 900 755
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 57.95 % 60.15 % 55.57 %
Total Workers 2,248 1,688 560
Main Worker 1,796 - -
Marginal Worker 452 132 320

Caste Factor

Dhurkot village of Barnala has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.24 % of total population in Dhurkot village. The village Dhurkot currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dhurkot village out of total population, 2248 were engaged in work activities. 79.89 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.11 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2248 workers engaged in Main Work, 818 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 481 were Agricultural labourer.