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Owdan Population - Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir

Owdan is a medium size village located in Budhal Tehsil of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 169 families residing. The Owdan village has population of 975 of which 500 are males while 475 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Owdan village population of children with age 0-6 is 186 which makes up 19.08 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Owdan village is 950 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Owdan as per census is 824, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Owdan village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Owdan village was 46.64 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Owdan Male literacy stands at 60.55 % while female literacy rate was 32.48 %.

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

Owdan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 169 - -
Population 975 500 475
Child (0-6) 186 102 84
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 721 370 351
Literacy 46.64 % 60.55 % 32.48 %
Total Workers 507 247 260
Main Worker 22 - -
Marginal Worker 485 230 255

Caste Factor

In Owdan village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 73.95 % of total population in Owdan village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Owdan village of Rajouri.

Work Profile

In Owdan village out of total population, 507 were engaged in work activities. 4.34 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 95.66 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 507 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.