Ghantwal Population, Caste, Working Data Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Ghantwal is a village situated in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 286 families residing in the village Ghantwal. The total population of Ghantwal is 1,606 out of which 840 are males and 766 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghantwal is 912.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ghantwal village is 254 which is 16% of the total population. There are 128 male children and 126 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghantwal is 984 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (912) of Ghantwal village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghantwal is 63.8%. Thus Ghantwal village has a higher literacy rate compared to 58.1% of Udhampur district. The male literacy rate is 75.56% and the female literacy rate is 50.78% in Ghantwal village.

Population
1,606
Families
286
Literacy
63.83%
Sex Ratio
912

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ghantwal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Ghantwal Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ghantwal village.

Total Male Female
Children 254 128 126
Literacy 63.83% 75.56% 50.78%
Scheduled Caste 632 312 320
Scheduled Tribe 5 1 4
Illiterate 743 302 441

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Ghantwal village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ghantwal village out of total population, 880 were engaged in work activities. 46.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 880 workers engaged in Main Work, 158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 34 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 407 376 31
Cultivators 158 148 10
Agriculture Labourer 34 32 2
Household Industries 6 6 0
Other Workers 209 190 19
Marginal Workers 473 85 388
Non Working 726 379 347

Map of Ghantwal, Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir


Nearby Villages to Ghantwal, Chenani

Below are the list of villages near Ghantwal village in Chenani.

Village Population
Kithir Jagir 245
Mada 4,716
Kud 1,845
Incha 308
Khetriar 107
Sanget 307
Mandlot 774
Bashat 1,354
Pachot 1,264
Karlah 2,578

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