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

Pukharni is a village situated in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 156 families residing in the village Pukharni. The total population of Pukharni is 803 out of which 409 are males and 394 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pukharni is 963.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pukharni village is 112 which is 14% of the total population. There are 63 male children and 49 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pukharni is 778 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (963) of Pukharni village.

Population
803
Families
156
Literacy
73.52%
Sex Ratio
963

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pukharni is 73.5%. Thus Pukharni village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Jammu district. The male literacy rate is 81.21% and the female literacy rate is 65.8% in Pukharni village.

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

Pukharni Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 112 63 49
Literacy 73.52% 81.21% 65.8%
Scheduled Caste 94 50 44
Scheduled Tribe 19 12 7
Illiterate 295 128 167

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.4% of total population in Pukharni village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pukharni village out of total population, 432 were engaged in work activities. 30.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 432 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 131 103 28
Cultivators 59 49 10
Agriculture Labourer 28 19 9
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 43 34 9
Marginal Workers 301 105 196
Non Working 371 201 170

Nearby Villages to Pukharni,

Below are the list of villages near Pukharni village in Akhnoor.

Village Population
Mala 1,568
Dagir 1,351
Seri Palai 773
Saliohat 2,032
Sandel 614
Rah 1,877
Ghar 1,606
Hardo Malwara 1,017
Kanchri 545
Rameen Makhian 484

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