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

Kishtwar is a village situated in Kishtwar tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 777 families residing in the village Kishtwar. The total population of Kishtwar is 3,887 out of which 2,060 are males and 1,827 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kishtwar is 887.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kishtwar village is 463 which is 12% of the total population. There are 256 male children and 207 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kishtwar is 809 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (887) of Kishtwar village.

Population
3,887
Families
777
Literacy
79.21%
Sex Ratio
887

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kishtwar is 79.2%. Thus Kishtwar village has higher literacy rate compared to 46.6% of Kishtwar district. The male literacy rate is 88.36% and the female literacy rate is 69.01% in Kishtwar village.

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

Kishtwar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 463 256 207
Literacy 79.21% 88.36% 69.01%
Scheduled Caste 87 42 45
Scheduled Tribe 75 39 36
Illiterate 1,175 466 709

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Kishtwar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kishtwar village out of total population, 882 were engaged in work activities. 66.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 882 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 586 500 86
Cultivators 33 25 8
Agriculture Labourer 32 31 1
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 517 440 77
Marginal Workers 296 269 27
Non Working 3,005 1,291 1,714

Nearby Villages to Kishtwar,

Below are the list of villages near Kishtwar village in Kishtwar.

Village Population
Chandna 372
Lach Khazana 1,861
Bhatan 151
Matta 3,114
Damji 360
Anjol 907
Dachla 734
Seergwar 570
Piyas 628
Saranwan 1,343

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