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Parnala Population - Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir

Parnala is a large village located in Billawar Tehsil of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 465 families residing. The Parnala village has population of 2269 of which 1181 are males while 1088 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Parnala village population of children with age 0-6 is 288 which makes up 12.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Parnala village is 921 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Parnala as per census is 714, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Parnala village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Parnala village was 76.58 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Parnala Male literacy stands at 86.97 % while female literacy rate was 65.70 %.

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

Parnala Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 465 - -
Population 2,269 1,181 1,088
Child (0-6) 288 168 120
Schedule Caste 578 292 286
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 76.58 % 86.97 % 65.70 %
Total Workers 688 581 107
Main Worker 468 - -
Marginal Worker 220 151 69

Caste Factor

Parnala village of Kathua has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.47 % of total population in Parnala village. The village Parnala currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Parnala village out of total population, 688 were engaged in work activities. 68.02 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.98 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 688 workers engaged in Main Work, 135 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.