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Kandi Population - Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir

Kandi is a large village located in Karnah Tehsil of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 729 families residing. The Kandi village has population of 3713 of which 1950 are males while 1763 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kandi village population of children with age 0-6 is 713 which makes up 19.20 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kandi village is 904 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kandi as per census is 824, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kandi village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kandi village was 54.07 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kandi Male literacy stands at 65.62 % while female literacy rate was 41.57 %.

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

Kandi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 729 - -
Population 3,713 1,950 1,763
Child (0-6) 713 391 322
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 566 289 277
Literacy 54.07 % 65.62 % 41.57 %
Total Workers 789 726 63
Main Worker 458 - -
Marginal Worker 331 312 19

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 15.24 % of total population in Kandi village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kandi village of Kupwara.

Work Profile

In Kandi village out of total population, 789 were engaged in work activities. 58.05 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.95 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 789 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.