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Gara Population - Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir

Gara is a medium size village located in Hiranagar Tehsil of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 210 families residing. The Gara village has population of 1043 of which 531 are males while 512 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gara village population of children with age 0-6 is 181 which makes up 17.35 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gara village is 964 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Gara as per census is 792, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Gara village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Gara village was 69.03 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Gara Male literacy stands at 75.58 % while female literacy rate was 62.50 %.

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

Gara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 210 - -
Population 1,043 531 512
Child (0-6) 181 101 80
Schedule Caste 80 45 35
Schedule Tribe 280 140 140
Literacy 69.03 % 75.58 % 62.50 %
Total Workers 299 284 15
Main Worker 202 - -
Marginal Worker 97 89 8

Caste Factor

Gara village of Kathua has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 26.85 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 7.67 % of total population in Gara village.

Work Profile

In Gara village out of total population, 299 were engaged in work activities. 67.56 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.44 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 299 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.