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Barhon Population - Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir

Barhon is a medium size village located in Thanamandi Tehsil of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 100 families residing. The Barhon village has population of 535 of which 270 are males while 265 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barhon village population of children with age 0-6 is 109 which makes up 20.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barhon village is 981 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Barhon as per census is 817, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Barhon village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Barhon village was 63.15 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Barhon Male literacy stands at 74.76 % while female literacy rate was 51.85 %.

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

Barhon Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 100 - -
Population 535 270 265
Child (0-6) 109 60 49
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 100 47 53
Literacy 63.15 % 74.76 % 51.85 %
Total Workers 183 132 51
Main Worker 159 - -
Marginal Worker 24 8 16

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 18.69 % of total population in Barhon village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Barhon village of Rajouri.

Work Profile

In Barhon village out of total population, 183 were engaged in work activities. 86.89 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.11 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 183 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 58 were Agricultural labourer.