Payer Population, Caste, Working Data Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Payer is a village situated in Pulwama tehsil of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 253 families residing in the village Payer. The total population of Payer is 1,907 out of which 957 are males and 950 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Payer is 993.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Payer village is 367 which is 19% of the total population. There are 184 male children and 183 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Payer is 995 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (993) of Payer village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Payer is 66%. Thus Payer village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.5% of Pulwama district. The male literacy rate is 76.58% and the female literacy rate is 55.41% in Payer village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Payer village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Payer Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Payer village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 367 | 184 | 183 |
| Literacy | 66.04% | 76.58% | 55.41% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 890 | 365 | 525 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Payer village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Payer village out of total population, 554 were engaged in work activities. 85.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 554 workers engaged in Main Work, 259 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 53 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 475 | 339 | 136 |
| Cultivators | 259 | 152 | 107 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 53 | 44 | 9 |
| Household Industries | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 153 | 133 | 20 |
| Marginal Workers | 79 | 63 | 16 |
| Non Working | 1,353 | 555 | 798 |
Nearby Villages to Payer,
Below are the list of villages near Payer village in Pulwama.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bander Pora Shora | 1,118 |
| Tengahar | 1,104 |
| Wokhar Wan | 893 |
| Machh Pora | 1,583 |
| Quil | 5,064 |
| Drasu | 2,007 |
| Tenga Pora | 1,791 |
| Themna | 380 |
| Mugal Pora Cherath | 565 |
| Kangan | 2,040 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Payer, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia