Sudan is a village in the Firozpur district of Punjab, India. It is located in the Zira tehsil.[1]
Sudan
Sudian | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Sudan Location in Punjab, India  Sudan Sudan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°05′06″N 75°01′11″E / 31.0848919°N 75.0195847°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Firozpur |
| Tehsil | Zira |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,725 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 34276 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Sudan has 289 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 62.14%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1725 | 890 | 835 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 209 | 115 | 94 |
| Scheduled caste | 521 | 268 | 253 |
| Scheduled tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literates | 942 | 517 | 425 |
| Workers (all) | 548 | 501 | 47 |
| Main workers (total) | 475 | 445 | 30 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 229 | 221 | 8 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 137 | 127 | 10 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 100 | 88 | 12 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 73 | 56 | 17 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 60 | 45 | 15 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Non-workers | 1177 | 389 | 788 |
References
edit- ^ "Punjab village directory" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Firozpur (incl. Fazilka)". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Punjab. Retrieved 8 October 2015.