Handar Population, Caste, Working Data Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Handar is a village situated in Gool-Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 481 families residing in the village Handar. The total population of Handar is 2,563 out of which 1,357 are males and 1,206 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Handar is 889.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Handar village is 447 which is 17% of the total population. There are 238 male children and 209 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Handar is 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (889) of Handar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Handar is 53.5%. Thus Handar village has a higher literacy rate compared to 47.8% of Reasi district. The male literacy rate is 66.13% and the female literacy rate is 39.42% in Handar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Handar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Handar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Handar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 447 | 238 | 209 |
| Literacy | 53.54% | 66.13% | 39.42% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,007 | 528 | 479 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 404 | 218 | 186 |
| Illiterate | 1,430 | 617 | 813 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.8% of total population in Handar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Handar village out of total population, 774 were engaged in work activities. 90.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 774 workers engaged in Main Work, 527 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 698 | 668 | 30 |
| Cultivators | 527 | 518 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 164 | 143 | 21 |
| Marginal Workers | 76 | 14 | 62 |
| Non Working | 1,789 | 675 | 1,114 |
Map of Handar, Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir
Nearby Villages to Handar, Gool-Gulabgarh
Below are the list of villages near Handar village in Gool-Gulabgarh.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dhansal | 1,973 |
| Matlot | 1,268 |
| Budhan | 7,354 |
| Arnas | 653 |
| Chilad | 1,597 |
| Kanthan | 2,416 |
| Thuru | 8,028 |
| Judda | 2,563 |
| Kanthi | 3,947 |
| Dharot | 282 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Handar, Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia