Kither Population, Caste, Working Data Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Kither is a village situated in Kishtwar tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 153 families residing in the village Kither. The total population of Kither is 861 out of which 451 are males and 410 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kither is 909.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kither village is 155 which is 18% of the total population. There are 78 male children and 77 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kither is 987 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (909) of Kither village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kither is 39.2%. Thus Kither village has a lower literacy rate compared to 46.6% of Kishtwar district. The male literacy rate is 55.23% and the female literacy rate is 21.32% in Kither village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kither village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kither Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kither village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 155 | 78 | 77 |
| Literacy | 39.24% | 55.23% | 21.32% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 549 | 289 | 260 |
| Illiterate | 584 | 245 | 339 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 63.8% of total population in Kither village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kither village out of total population, 453 were engaged in work activities. 99.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 453 workers engaged in Main Work, 436 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 451 | 228 | 223 |
| Cultivators | 436 | 218 | 218 |
| Other Workers | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Non Working | 408 | 222 | 186 |
Map of Kither, Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir
Nearby Villages to Kither, Kishtwar
Below are the list of villages near Kither village in Kishtwar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Patnazi | 5,212 |
| Benun | 1,536 |
| Tipri | 1,924 |
| Mori | 1,547 |
| Balgran | 2,223 |
| Chamoti | 1,444 |
| Lass | 595 |
| Dhar | 415 |
| Duga | 922 |
| Gudh | 280 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kither, Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia