Gandala Population, Caste, Working Data Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Gandala is a village situated in Udhampur tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 264 families residing in the village Gandala. The total population of Gandala is 1,339 out of which 690 are males and 649 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gandala is 941.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gandala village is 257 which is 19% of the total population. There are 136 male children and 121 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gandala is 890 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (941) of Gandala village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gandala is 58.5%. Thus Gandala village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.1% of Udhampur district. The male literacy rate is 71.48% and the female literacy rate is 44.89% in Gandala village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gandala village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gandala Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gandala village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 257 | 136 | 121 |
| Literacy | 58.5% | 71.48% | 44.89% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,085 | 554 | 531 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 157 | 85 | 72 |
| Illiterate | 706 | 294 | 412 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 81% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.7% of total population in Gandala village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gandala village out of total population, 535 were engaged in work activities. 70.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 535 workers engaged in Main Work, 57 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 376 | 341 | 35 |
| Cultivators | 57 | 49 | 8 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 317 | 290 | 27 |
| Marginal Workers | 159 | 14 | 145 |
| Non Working | 804 | 335 | 469 |
Nearby Villages to Gandala,
Below are the list of villages near Gandala village in Udhampur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Himbra | 396 |
| Bali | 3,582 |
| Mansar | 963 |
| Pakhlai | 2,075 |
| Pangara Jagir | 728 |
| Dhargadian | 784 |
| Sorap | 598 |
| Osuh | 1,930 |
| Harteryan | 2,021 |
| Hansooh | 456 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gandala, Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia