Ochhad Population, Caste, Working Data Punch, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Ochhad is a village situated in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 579 families residing in the village Ochhad. The total population of Ochhad is 3,585 out of which 2,019 are males and 1,566 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ochhad is 776.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ochhad village is 558 which is 16% of the total population. There are 286 male children and 272 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ochhad is 951 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (776) of Ochhad village.

Population
3,585
Families
579
Literacy
71.46%
Sex Ratio
776

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ochhad is 71.5%. Thus Ochhad village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.9% of Punch district. The male literacy rate is 87.42% and the female literacy rate is 50.08% in Ochhad village.

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

Ochhad Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 558 286 272
Literacy 71.46% 87.42% 50.08%
Scheduled Caste 40 40 0
Scheduled Tribe 809 385 424
Illiterate 1,422 504 918

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.6% of total population in Ochhad village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ochhad village out of total population, 1,344 were engaged in work activities. 75.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,344 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 99 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,016 896 120
Cultivators 133 70 63
Agriculture Labourer 99 85 14
Household Industries 28 21 7
Other Workers 756 720 36
Marginal Workers 328 160 168
Non Working 2,241 963 1,278

Nearby Villages to Ochhad,

Below are the list of villages near Ochhad village in Mendhar.

Village Population
Ghani 3,283
Sailani 1,213
Balnoi 2,425
Kas Balari 4,164
Bhati Dhar 2,334
Narol 1,613
Chhungan 4,509
Chak Banola 1,242
Chitral 1,034
Kala Ban 3,808

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