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Kegam Population - Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir

Kegam is a large village located in Shopian Tehsil of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 466 families residing. The Kegam village has population of 2700 of which 1391 are males while 1309 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kegam village population of children with age 0-6 is 320 which makes up 11.85 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kegam village is 941 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kegam as per census is 839, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kegam village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kegam village was 61.64 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kegam Male literacy stands at 71.65 % while female literacy rate was 51.16 %.

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

Kegam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 466 - -
Population 2,700 1,391 1,309
Child (0-6) 320 174 146
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 61.64 % 71.65 % 51.16 %
Total Workers 1,326 748 578
Main Worker 952 - -
Marginal Worker 374 120 254

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Kegam village of Shupiyan district.

Work Profile

In Kegam village out of total population, 1326 were engaged in work activities. 71.79 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.21 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1326 workers engaged in Main Work, 627 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.