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Barah Population - Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir

Barah is a medium size village located in Kalakote Tehsil of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 357 families residing. The Barah village has population of 1664 of which 858 are males while 806 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barah village population of children with age 0-6 is 353 which makes up 21.21 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barah village is 939 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Barah as per census is 848, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Barah village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Barah village was 51.72 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Barah Male literacy stands at 63.87 % while female literacy rate was 39.13 %.

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

Barah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 357 - -
Population 1,664 858 806
Child (0-6) 353 191 162
Schedule Caste 217 109 108
Schedule Tribe 1,104 576 528
Literacy 51.72 % 63.87 % 39.13 %
Total Workers 808 422 386
Main Worker 445 - -
Marginal Worker 363 137 226

Caste Factor

In Barah village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 66.35 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 13.04 % of total population in Barah village.

Work Profile

In Barah village out of total population, 808 were engaged in work activities. 55.07 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.93 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 808 workers engaged in Main Work, 189 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.