Zerakan Population, Caste, Working Data Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Zerakan is a village situated in Shopian tehsil of Shupiyan district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 306 families residing in the village Zerakan. The total population of Zerakan is 1,528 out of which 798 are males and 730 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Zerakan is 915.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Zerakan village is 335 which is 22% of the total population. There are 173 male children and 162 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Zerakan is 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (915) of Zerakan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Zerakan is 35.5%. Thus Zerakan village has lower literacy rate compared to 51.3% of Shupiyan district. The male literacy rate is 45.28% and the female literacy rate is 24.65% in Zerakan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Zerakan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Zerakan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Zerakan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 335 | 173 | 162 |
| Literacy | 35.46% | 45.28% | 24.65% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 728 | 365 | 363 |
| Illiterate | 1,105 | 515 | 590 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 47.6% of total population in Zerakan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Zerakan village out of total population, 333 were engaged in work activities. 97.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 333 workers engaged in Main Work, 309 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 326 | 314 | 12 |
| Cultivators | 309 | 300 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Non Working | 1,195 | 478 | 717 |
Nearby Villages to Zerakan,
Below are the list of villages near Zerakan village in Shopian.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Nasar Pora | 704 |
| Tharan Kandi | 667 |
| Makan-I-Douaro | 1,237 |
| Veshro | 466 |
| Pahali Pora | 2,791 |
| Goti Pora | 2,204 |
| Rengwar | 358 |
| Nara Pora | 1,376 |
| Jampathri | 2,159 |
| Kani Pora | 614 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Zerakan, Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia