Nawshehra Population, Caste, Working Data Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Nawshehra is a village situated in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 384 families residing in the village Nawshehra. The total population of Nawshehra is 1,877 out of which 1,002 are males and 875 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nawshehra is 873.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nawshehra village is 232 which is 12% of the total population. There are 135 male children and 97 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nawshehra is 719 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (873) of Nawshehra village.

Population
1,877
Families
384
Literacy
75.56%
Sex Ratio
873

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nawshehra is 75.6%. Thus Nawshehra village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Kathua district. The male literacy rate is 83.85% and the female literacy rate is 66.32% in Nawshehra village.

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

Nawshehra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 232 135 97
Literacy 75.56% 83.85% 66.32%
Scheduled Caste 181 83 98
Scheduled Tribe 35 21 14
Illiterate 634 275 359

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Nawshehra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Nawshehra village out of total population, 472 were engaged in work activities. 84.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 472 workers engaged in Main Work, 118 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 400 384 16
Cultivators 118 114 4
Agriculture Labourer 6 6 0
Household Industries 9 9 0
Other Workers 267 255 12
Marginal Workers 72 65 7
Non Working 1,405 553 852

Nearby Villages to Nawshehra,

Below are the list of villages near Nawshehra village in Bashohli.

Village Population
Kailtri 1,154
Mahan Pora 4,147
Pathi 1,949
Salladi 474
Hadat 1,524
Athyalta 1,751
Dhar Mahanpur 1,554
Bera 832
Thana 2,323
Athoon 1,043

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