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Khanak Population - Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir

Khanak is a medium size village located in Hiranagar Tehsil of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 60 families residing. The Khanak village has population of 349 of which 181 are males while 168 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Khanak village population of children with age 0-6 is 52 which makes up 14.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Khanak village is 928 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Khanak as per census is 677, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Khanak village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Khanak village was 79.12 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Khanak Male literacy stands at 80.67 % while female literacy rate was 77.55 %.

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

Khanak Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 60 - -
Population 349 181 168
Child (0-6) 52 31 21
Schedule Caste 24 13 11
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.12 % 80.67 % 77.55 %
Total Workers 86 81 5
Main Worker 62 - -
Marginal Worker 24 21 3

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.88 % of total population in Khanak village. The village Khanak currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Khanak village out of total population, 86 were engaged in work activities. 72.09 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.91 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 86 workers engaged in Main Work, 20 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.