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Gursahi Population - Punch, Jammu and Kashmir

Gursahi is a large village located in Mendhar Tehsil of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 2030 families residing. The Gursahi village has population of 11136 of which 5674 are males while 5462 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gursahi village population of children with age 0-6 is 2047 which makes up 18.38 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gursahi village is 963 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Gursahi as per census is 851, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Gursahi village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Gursahi village was 72.40 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Gursahi Male literacy stands at 81.55 % while female literacy rate was 63.15 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Gursahi 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 Gursahi village.

Gursahi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 2,030 - -
Population 11,136 5,674 5,462
Child (0-6) 2,047 1,106 941
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 5,468 2,775 2,693
Literacy 72.40 % 81.55 % 63.15 %
Total Workers 4,611 2,810 1,801
Main Worker 1,474 - -
Marginal Worker 3,137 1,493 1,644

Caste Factor

In Gursahi village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 49.10 % of total population in Gursahi village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Gursahi village of Punch.

Work Profile

In Gursahi village out of total population, 4611 were engaged in work activities. 31.97 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.03 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4611 workers engaged in Main Work, 790 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourer.