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Karwal Population - Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir

Karwal is a medium size village located in Hiranagar Tehsil of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 52 families residing. The Karwal village has population of 267 of which 136 are males while 131 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Karwal village population of children with age 0-6 is 32 which makes up 11.99 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Karwal village is 963 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Karwal as per census is 1286, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Karwal village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Karwal village was 88.09 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Karwal Male literacy stands at 94.26 % while female literacy rate was 81.42 %.

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

Karwal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 52 - -
Population 267 136 131
Child (0-6) 32 14 18
Schedule Caste 18 10 8
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 88.09 % 94.26 % 81.42 %
Total Workers 107 78 29
Main Worker 77 - -
Marginal Worker 30 11 19

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.74 % of total population in Karwal village. The village Karwal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Karwal village out of total population, 107 were engaged in work activities. 71.96 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.04 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 107 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.