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Dandi Dhara Population - Punch, Jammu and Kashmir

Dandi Dhara is a medium size village located in Surankote Tehsil of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 388 families residing. The Dandi Dhara village has population of 1965 of which 1010 are males while 955 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dandi Dhara village population of children with age 0-6 is 380 which makes up 19.34 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dandi Dhara village is 946 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Dandi Dhara as per census is 751, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Dandi Dhara village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Dandi Dhara village was 55.33 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Dandi Dhara Male literacy stands at 72.26 % while female literacy rate was 38.38 %.

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

Dandi Dhara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 388 - -
Population 1,965 1,010 955
Child (0-6) 380 217 163
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,522 781 741
Literacy 55.33 % 72.26 % 38.38 %
Total Workers 1,026 512 514
Main Worker 367 - -
Marginal Worker 659 288 371

Caste Factor

In Dandi Dhara village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 77.46 % of total population in Dandi Dhara village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Dandi Dhara village of Punch.

Work Profile

In Dandi Dhara village out of total population, 1026 were engaged in work activities. 35.77 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.23 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1026 workers engaged in Main Work, 174 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.