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Surankot Population - Punch, Jammu and Kashmir

Surankot is a large village located in Surankote Tehsil of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 839 families residing. The Surankot village has population of 4284 of which 2217 are males while 2067 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Surankot village population of children with age 0-6 is 766 which makes up 17.88 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Surankot village is 932 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Surankot as per census is 802, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Surankot village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Surankot village was 72.48 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Surankot Male literacy stands at 83.93 % while female literacy rate was 60.60 %.

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

Surankot Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 839 - -
Population 4,284 2,217 2,067
Child (0-6) 766 425 341
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 2,288 1,191 1,097
Literacy 72.48 % 83.93 % 60.60 %
Total Workers 1,643 945 698
Main Worker 517 - -
Marginal Worker 1,126 474 652

Caste Factor

In Surankot village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 53.41 % of total population in Surankot village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Surankot village of Punch.

Work Profile

In Surankot village out of total population, 1643 were engaged in work activities. 31.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1643 workers engaged in Main Work, 178 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.