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Kehnta Population - Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir

Kehnta is a medium size village located in Kathua Tehsil of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 64 families residing. The Kehnta village has population of 314 of which 178 are males while 136 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kehnta village population of children with age 0-6 is 31 which makes up 9.87 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kehnta village is 764 which is lower than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kehnta as per census is 476, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kehnta village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kehnta village was 72.79 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kehnta Male literacy stands at 85.99 % while female literacy rate was 56.35 %.

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

Kehnta Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 64 - -
Population 314 178 136
Child (0-6) 31 21 10
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 47 20 27
Literacy 72.79 % 85.99 % 56.35 %
Total Workers 131 99 32
Main Worker 100 - -
Marginal Worker 31 4 27

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 14.97 % of total population in Kehnta village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kehnta village of Kathua.

Work Profile

In Kehnta village out of total population, 131 were engaged in work activities. 76.34 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.66 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 131 workers engaged in Main Work, 79 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.