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

Sehswan is a village situated in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 399 families residing in the village Sehswan. The total population of Sehswan is 2,095 out of which 1,101 are males and 994 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sehswan is 903.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sehswan village is 264 which is 13% of the total population. There are 139 male children and 125 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sehswan is 899 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (903) of Sehswan village.

Population
2,095
Families
399
Literacy
82.63%
Sex Ratio
903

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sehswan is 82.6%. Thus Sehswan village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Kathua district. The male literacy rate is 89.4% and the female literacy rate is 75.14% in Sehswan village.

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

Sehswan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 264 139 125
Literacy 82.63% 89.4% 75.14%
Scheduled Caste 477 252 225
Scheduled Tribe 152 77 75
Illiterate 582 241 341

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.3% of total population in Sehswan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sehswan village out of total population, 548 were engaged in work activities. 62.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 548 workers engaged in Main Work, 52 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 341 319 22
Cultivators 52 52 0
Agriculture Labourer 5 5 0
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 282 260 22
Marginal Workers 207 201 6
Non Working 1,547 581 966

Nearby Villages to Sehswan,

Below are the list of villages near Sehswan village in Hiranagar.

Village Population
Kishan Pur Kandi 1,141
Chak Khiloo 328
Chhan Rorian 2,412
Candwan 1,316
Hamir Pur 1,596
Chhan Datial 1,182
Sande Chak 125
Chhan Ranga 238
Dhamaal 859
Chak Diyalla 943

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