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Mahara Population - Punch, Jammu and Kashmir

Mahara is a large village located in Surankote Tehsil of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 575 families residing. The Mahara village has population of 3290 of which 1733 are males while 1557 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mahara village population of children with age 0-6 is 535 which makes up 16.26 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mahara village is 898 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Mahara as per census is 871, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Mahara village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Mahara village was 58.80 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Mahara Male literacy stands at 72.01 % while female literacy rate was 44.19 %.

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

Mahara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 575 - -
Population 3,290 1,733 1,557
Child (0-6) 535 286 249
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 298 164 134
Literacy 58.80 % 72.01 % 44.19 %
Total Workers 742 690 52
Main Worker 547 - -
Marginal Worker 195 172 23

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 9.06 % of total population in Mahara village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Mahara village of Punch.

Work Profile

In Mahara village out of total population, 742 were engaged in work activities. 73.72 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.28 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 742 workers engaged in Main Work, 463 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.