Ashtongu Population, Caste, Working Data Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Ashtongu is a village situated in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 601 families residing in the village Ashtongu. The total population of Ashtongu is 4,074 out of which 2,122 are males and 1,952 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ashtongu is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ashtongu village is 639 which is 16% of the total population. There are 326 male children and 313 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ashtongu is 960 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (920) of Ashtongu village.

Population
4,074
Families
601
Literacy
69.02%
Sex Ratio
920

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ashtongu is 69%. Thus Ashtongu village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.4% of Bandipora district. The male literacy rate is 78.9% and the female literacy rate is 58.21% in Ashtongu village.

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

Ashtongu Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 639 326 313
Literacy 69.02% 78.9% 58.21%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 11 10 1
Illiterate 1,703 705 998

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Ashtongu village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ashtongu village out of total population, 1,644 were engaged in work activities. 34.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 65.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,644 workers engaged in Main Work, 57 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 563 502 61
Cultivators 57 50 7
Agriculture Labourer 15 11 4
Household Industries 49 47 2
Other Workers 442 394 48
Marginal Workers 1,081 439 642
Non Working 2,430 1,181 1,249

Nearby Villages to Ashtongu,

Below are the list of villages near Ashtongu village in Bandipora.

Village Population
Aloosa 11,044
Kunas 5,271
Malangam 8,973
Qazipora Patushi 7,229
Quil Muqam 6,056
Zurbaf Pora 3,786
Murad Pora 4,021
Konan Baba Gund 2,380
Sonagam 5,373
Arin Dard Pora 6,234

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