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Gehtar Wan Population - Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir

Gehtar Wan is a medium size village located in Kathua Tehsil of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 62 families residing. The Gehtar Wan village has population of 288 of which 156 are males while 132 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gehtar Wan village population of children with age 0-6 is 33 which makes up 11.46 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gehtar Wan village is 846 which is lower than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Gehtar Wan as per census is 500, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Gehtar Wan village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Gehtar Wan village was 90.59 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Gehtar Wan Male literacy stands at 92.54 % while female literacy rate was 88.43 %.

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

Gehtar Wan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 62 - -
Population 288 156 132
Child (0-6) 33 22 11
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 90.59 % 92.54 % 88.43 %
Total Workers 85 74 11
Main Worker 66 - -
Marginal Worker 19 11 8

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Gehtar Wan village of Kathua district.

Work Profile

In Gehtar Wan village out of total population, 85 were engaged in work activities. 77.65 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.35 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 85 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.