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Gaunthal Population - Punch, Jammu and Kashmir

Gaunthal is a large village located in Surankote Tehsil of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 737 families residing. The Gaunthal village has population of 4091 of which 2105 are males while 1986 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gaunthal village population of children with age 0-6 is 694 which makes up 16.96 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gaunthal village is 943 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Gaunthal as per census is 856, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Gaunthal village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Gaunthal village was 60.85 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Gaunthal Male literacy stands at 75.16 % while female literacy rate was 45.98 %.

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

Gaunthal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 737 - -
Population 4,091 2,105 1,986
Child (0-6) 694 374 320
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 2,285 1,168 1,117
Literacy 60.85 % 75.16 % 45.98 %
Total Workers 1,885 996 889
Main Worker 453 - -
Marginal Worker 1,432 589 843

Caste Factor

In Gaunthal village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 55.85 % of total population in Gaunthal village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Gaunthal village of Punch.

Work Profile

In Gaunthal village out of total population, 1885 were engaged in work activities. 24.03 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 75.97 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1885 workers engaged in Main Work, 173 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.