Gakhral Population, Caste, Working Data Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Gakhral is a village situated in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 402 families residing in the village Gakhral. The total population of Gakhral is 1,777 out of which 927 are males and 850 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gakhral is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gakhral village is 213 which is 12% of the total population. There are 123 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gakhral is 732 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Gakhral village.

Population
1,777
Families
402
Literacy
73.91%
Sex Ratio
917

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gakhral is 73.9%. Thus Gakhral village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Jammu district. The male literacy rate is 81.34% and the female literacy rate is 66.05% in Gakhral village.

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

Gakhral Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 213 123 90
Literacy 73.91% 81.34% 66.05%
Scheduled Caste 324 167 157
Scheduled Tribe 244 124 120
Illiterate 621 273 348

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.7% of total population in Gakhral village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gakhral village out of total population, 706 were engaged in work activities. 71.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 706 workers engaged in Main Work, 256 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 505 413 92
Cultivators 256 227 29
Agriculture Labourer 36 32 4
Household Industries 6 5 1
Other Workers 207 149 58
Marginal Workers 201 29 172
Non Working 1,071 485 586

Nearby Villages to Gakhral,

Below are the list of villages near Gakhral village in Akhnoor.

Village Population
Chak Biasa 102
Devi Pur 1,353
Bhor 273
Pargawal 3,606
Dal Pat 321
Seetriala 142
Chak Krapal Pur 869
Chak Skandar 248
Muthi 1,181
Indri 114

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