Kolan Population, Caste, Working Data Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Kolan is a village situated in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 515 families residing in the village Kolan. The total population of Kolan is 2,960 out of which 1,545 are males and 1,415 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kolan is 916.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kolan village is 550 which is 19% of the total population. There are 294 male children and 256 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kolan is 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (916) of Kolan village.

Population
2,960
Families
515
Literacy
54.44%
Sex Ratio
916

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kolan is 54.4%. Thus Kolan village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.2% of Ganderbal district. The male literacy rate is 66.19% and the female literacy rate is 41.76% in Kolan village.

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

Kolan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 550 294 256
Literacy 54.44% 66.19% 41.76%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 842 436 406
Illiterate 1,648 717 931

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28.4% of total population in Kolan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kolan village out of total population, 1,388 were engaged in work activities. 39.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,388 workers engaged in Main Work, 109 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 112 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 553 514 39
Cultivators 109 100 9
Agriculture Labourer 112 108 4
Household Industries 23 19 4
Other Workers 309 287 22
Marginal Workers 835 318 517
Non Working 1,572 713 859

Nearby Villages to Kolan,

Below are the list of villages near Kolan village in Kangan.

Village Population
Rayil 2,647
Porajat Gagangir 2,755
Gund Sarsingh 3,688
Sonamarg 1,051
Fraw Haknar 2,918
Nilagrar 1,085
Sumbal Bala 2,415
Forest Block 14,975
Soraf Raw 3,510
Hari Ganiwan 6,699

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