Sunthan Population, Caste, Working Data Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Sunthan is a village situated in Udhampur tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 256 families residing in the village Sunthan. The total population of Sunthan is 1,405 out of which 734 are males and 671 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sunthan is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sunthan village is 174 which is 12% of the total population. There are 95 male children and 79 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sunthan is 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (914) of Sunthan village.

Population
1,405
Families
256
Literacy
75.3%
Sex Ratio
914

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sunthan is 75.3%. Thus Sunthan village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.1% of Udhampur district. The male literacy rate is 82.63% and the female literacy rate is 67.4% in Sunthan village.

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

Sunthan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 174 95 79
Literacy 75.3% 82.63% 67.4%
Scheduled Caste 773 407 366
Scheduled Tribe 77 43 34
Illiterate 478 206 272

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 55% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.5% of total population in Sunthan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sunthan village out of total population, 421 were engaged in work activities. 72.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 421 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 306 282 24
Cultivators 7 4 3
Household Industries 7 7 0
Other Workers 292 271 21
Marginal Workers 115 105 10
Non Working 984 347 637

Nearby Villages to Sunthan,

Below are the list of villages near Sunthan village in Udhampur.

Village Population
Thil 1,740
Balian 1,423
Kroha 840
Malhar 3,720
Mandolat 448
Garnai 2,916
Kuparla 527
Battal 2,778
Barta 1,502
Baririan 1,070

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