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Sihal Population - Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir

Sihal is a medium size village located in Nowshehra Tehsil of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 284 families residing. The Sihal village has population of 1368 of which 699 are males while 669 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sihal village population of children with age 0-6 is 184 which makes up 13.45 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sihal village is 957 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Sihal as per census is 937, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Sihal village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Sihal village was 75.84 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Sihal Male literacy stands at 83.28 % while female literacy rate was 68.10 %.

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

Sihal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 284 - -
Population 1,368 699 669
Child (0-6) 184 95 89
Schedule Caste 312 155 157
Schedule Tribe 3 1 2
Literacy 75.84 % 83.28 % 68.10 %
Total Workers 572 341 231
Main Worker 65 - -
Marginal Worker 507 288 219

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.81 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.22 % of total population in Sihal village.

Work Profile

In Sihal village out of total population, 572 were engaged in work activities. 11.36 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 88.64 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 572 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.