Rah Population, Caste, Working Data Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Rah is a village situated in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 393 families residing in the village Rah. The total population of Rah is 1,877 out of which 994 are males and 883 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rah is 888.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rah village is 260 which is 14% of the total population. There are 149 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rah is 745 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (888) of Rah village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rah is 70.5%. Thus Rah village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Jammu district. The male literacy rate is 78.82% and the female literacy rate is 61.4% in Rah village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Rah village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Rah Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rah village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 260 | 149 | 111 |
| Literacy | 70.5% | 78.82% | 61.4% |
| Scheduled Caste | 116 | 65 | 51 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 30 | 19 | 11 |
| Illiterate | 737 | 328 | 409 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Rah village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Rah village out of total population, 543 were engaged in work activities. 39.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 543 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 215 | 186 | 29 |
| Cultivators | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 202 | 174 | 28 |
| Marginal Workers | 328 | 311 | 17 |
| Non Working | 1,334 | 497 | 837 |
Nearby Villages to Rah,
Below are the list of villages near Rah village in Akhnoor.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Sandel | 614 |
| Ghar | 1,606 |
| Saliohat | 2,032 |
| Hardo Malwara | 1,017 |
| Dagir | 1,351 |
| Kanchri | 545 |
| Pukharni | 803 |
| Rameen Makhian | 484 |
| Mala | 1,568 |
| Tulgaru | 269 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Rah, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia