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

Ghorakhwalan is a village situated in Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 315 families residing in the village Ghorakhwalan. The total population of Ghorakhwalan is 1,376 out of which 694 are males and 682 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghorakhwalan is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghorakhwalan village is 171 which is 12% of the total population. There are 101 male children and 70 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghorakhwalan is 693 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (983) of Ghorakhwalan village.

Population
1,376
Families
315
Literacy
77.84%
Sex Ratio
983

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghorakhwalan is 77.8%. Thus Ghorakhwalan village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Samba district. The male literacy rate is 84.15% and the female literacy rate is 71.73% in Ghorakhwalan village.

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

Ghorakhwalan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 171 101 70
Literacy 77.84% 84.15% 71.73%
Scheduled Caste 906 465 441
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 438 195 243

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 65.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ghorakhwalan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ghorakhwalan village out of total population, 281 were engaged in work activities. 94.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 281 workers engaged in Main Work, 67 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 44 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 265 248 17
Cultivators 67 65 2
Agriculture Labourer 44 41 3
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 151 139 12
Marginal Workers 16 15 1
Non Working 1,095 431 664

Nearby Villages to Ghorakhwalan,

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

Village Population
Dwal 209
Ghobarahmana 1,141
Raika Labanah 1,283
Rada 1,469
Raika Mahuva 118
Radi 1,265
Ghomanhassan 458
Galwal 882
Devoj Kaka 695
Chak Daulat 502

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