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Chandak Population - Punch, Jammu and Kashmir

Chandak is a large village located in Haveli Tehsil of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 690 families residing. The Chandak village has population of 3207 of which 1639 are males while 1568 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chandak village population of children with age 0-6 is 613 which makes up 19.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chandak village is 957 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Chandak as per census is 1010, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Chandak village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Chandak village was 79.57 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Chandak Male literacy stands at 87.93 % while female literacy rate was 70.71 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Chandak village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Chandak village.

Chandak Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 690 - -
Population 3,207 1,639 1,568
Child (0-6) 613 305 308
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 2,130 1,082 1,048
Literacy 79.57 % 87.93 % 70.71 %
Total Workers 760 699 61
Main Worker 262 - -
Marginal Worker 498 495 3

Caste Factor

In Chandak village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 66.42 % of total population in Chandak village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Chandak village of Punch.

Work Profile

In Chandak village out of total population, 760 were engaged in work activities. 34.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 65.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 760 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.