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Charwal Population - Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir

Charwal is a medium size village located in Hiranagar Tehsil of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 346 families residing. The Charwal village has population of 1962 of which 1030 are males while 932 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Charwal village population of children with age 0-6 is 226 which makes up 11.52 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Charwal village is 905 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Charwal as per census is 738, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Charwal village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Charwal village was 84.33 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Charwal Male literacy stands at 88.78 % while female literacy rate was 79.55 %.

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

Charwal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 346 - -
Population 1,962 1,030 932
Child (0-6) 226 130 96
Schedule Caste 222 121 101
Schedule Tribe 9 4 5
Literacy 84.33 % 88.78 % 79.55 %
Total Workers 550 517 33
Main Worker 455 - -
Marginal Worker 95 88 7

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.31 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.46 % of total population in Charwal village.

Work Profile

In Charwal village out of total population, 550 were engaged in work activities. 82.73 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.27 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 550 workers engaged in Main Work, 164 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.