Gehr Population, Caste, Working Data Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Gehr is a village situated in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 119 families residing in the village Gehr. The total population of Gehr is 674 out of which 350 are males and 324 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gehr is 926.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gehr village is 121 which is 18% of the total population. There are 62 male children and 59 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gehr is 952 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (926) of Gehr village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gehr is 79.6%. Thus Gehr village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Kathua district. The male literacy rate is 87.5% and the female literacy rate is 70.94% in Gehr village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gehr village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gehr Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gehr village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 121 | 62 | 59 |
| Literacy | 79.57% | 87.5% | 70.94% |
| Scheduled Caste | 250 | 136 | 114 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| Illiterate | 234 | 98 | 136 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.4% of total population in Gehr village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gehr village out of total population, 159 were engaged in work activities. 81.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 159 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 130 | 124 | 6 |
| Cultivators | 45 | 44 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 85 | 80 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 29 | 28 | 1 |
| Non Working | 515 | 198 | 317 |
Nearby Villages to Gehr,
Below are the list of villages near Gehr village in Hiranagar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Chak Ganga Ram | 509 |
| Chak Fatoo | 340 |
| Charwal | 1,962 |
| Balahn Bala | 355 |
| Pathwal | 1,843 |
| Bhagwal | 356 |
| Hiranagar | 304 |
| Khatriyal | 208 |
| Karwal | 267 |
| Thiraru | 24 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gehr, Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia