Gadwal Population, Caste, Working Data Samba, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Gadwal is a village situated in Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 658 families residing in the village Gadwal. The total population of Gadwal is 2,847 out of which 1,434 are males and 1,413 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gadwal is 985.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gadwal village is 303 which is 11% of the total population. There are 174 male children and 129 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gadwal is 741 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (985) of Gadwal village.

Population
2,847
Families
658
Literacy
82.11%
Sex Ratio
985

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gadwal is 82.1%. Thus Gadwal village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Samba district. The male literacy rate is 88.17% and the female literacy rate is 76.17% in Gadwal village.

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

Gadwal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 303 174 129
Literacy 82.11% 88.17% 76.17%
Scheduled Caste 570 281 289
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 758 323 435

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gadwal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gadwal village out of total population, 931 were engaged in work activities. 76.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 931 workers engaged in Main Work, 274 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 104 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 714 573 141
Cultivators 274 219 55
Agriculture Labourer 104 72 32
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 334 280 54
Marginal Workers 217 106 111
Non Working 1,916 755 1,161

Nearby Villages to Gadwal,

Below are the list of villages near Gadwal village in Samba.

Village Population
Chak Salarian 820
Ghagour 1,762
Rampur 681
Shri Partap Singh Pora 439
Chak Baglan 754
Jhumikan 209
Chak Jawahir Singh 252
Chak Daulat 502
Sojawan 1,174
Galwal 882

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