Wangat Population, Caste, Working Data Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Wangat is a village situated in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 932 families residing in the village Wangat. The total population of Wangat is 6,616 out of which 3,507 are males and 3,109 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wangat is 887.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wangat village is 1667 which is 25% of the total population. There are 946 male children and 721 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wangat is 762 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (887) of Wangat village.

Population
6,616
Families
932
Literacy
47.54%
Sex Ratio
887

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wangat is 47.5%. Thus Wangat village has lower literacy rate compared to 48.2% of Ganderbal district. The male literacy rate is 58.06% and the female literacy rate is 36.26% in Wangat village.

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

Wangat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,667 946 721
Literacy 47.54% 58.06% 36.26%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 4,342 2,329 2,013
Illiterate 4,263 2,020 2,243

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 65.6% of total population in Wangat village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Wangat village out of total population, 1,307 were engaged in work activities. 27.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 72.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,307 workers engaged in Main Work, 57 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 73 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 360 345 15
Cultivators 57 53 4
Agriculture Labourer 73 72 1
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 229 220 9
Marginal Workers 947 920 27
Non Working 5,309 2,242 3,067

Nearby Villages to Wangat,

Below are the list of villages near Wangat village in Kangan.

Village Population
Kacha Nambal 2,591
Khanan 1,731
Gund Ari 713
Berna Bugh 3,006
Barwalah 1,337
Bamlina 278
Lari 889
Kij Parah 754
Palang 2,450
Hardo Panzin 1,146

Reference