Mukerian is a Block placed in Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. Positioned in rural region of Punjab, it is one of the 11 blocks of Hoshiarpur district. According to the government register, the block number of Mukerian is 32. The block has 137 villages and there are total 24819 houses in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Mukerian's population is 118897. Out of this, 59883 are males while the females count 59014 here. This block has 12712 kids in the age group of 0-6 years. Out of this 6932 are boys and 5780 are girls.
Literacy ratio in Mukerian block is 75%. 89332 out of total 118897 population is educated here. Among males the literacy ratio is 78% as 46798 males out of total 59883 are educated while female literacy rate is 72% as 42534 out of total 59014 females are educated in this Block.
The Negative side is that illiteracy rate of Mukerian block is 24%. Here 29565 out of total 118897 people are illiterate. Male illiteracy ratio here is 21% as 13085 males out of total 59883 are illiterate. In females the illiteracy rate is 27% and 16480 out of total 59014 females are illiterate in this block.
The count of occupied person of Mukerian block is 32398 however 86499 are non-working. And out of 32398 working people 7231 persons are completely reliant on farming.