The scheduled caste population is 28.3%, the highest percentage in a state in India.

The district had a scheduled caste population of 1,040,297 and a scheduled tribe population of 335,047.

The scheduled caste population was 7,266.

It has a scheduled caste population of 1,283.

Scheduled caste population was 3424 and scheduled tribe population was 1,06,355.

The village is one of 3789 villages in Punjab that have a scheduled caste population of 40% and above.

The following seven of these castes are numerically important, as they constitute 96.6 per cent of the total scheduled caste population in the district.

This concentration of caste population has meant that smaller, less influential castes have the opportunity stake there claims in the political power arena.

To meet their aspirations, demands have been raised for providing separate reservations for the poor among Forward caste populations.

The village had a scheduled caste population of 790 and a scheduled tribe population of 4.