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Brah Population - Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir

Brah is a large village located in Shangus Tehsil of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 443 families residing. The Brah village has population of 2966 of which 1605 are males while 1361 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Brah village population of children with age 0-6 is 596 which makes up 20.09 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Brah village is 848 which is lower than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Brah as per census is 589, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Brah village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Brah village was 66.29 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Brah Male literacy stands at 76.02 % while female literacy rate was 55.79 %.

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

Brah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 443 - -
Population 2,966 1,605 1,361
Child (0-6) 596 375 221
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 264 143 121
Literacy 66.29 % 76.02 % 55.79 %
Total Workers 1,162 609 553
Main Worker 535 - -
Marginal Worker 627 218 409

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 8.90 % of total population in Brah village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Brah village of Anantnag.

Work Profile

In Brah village out of total population, 1162 were engaged in work activities. 46.04 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.96 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1162 workers engaged in Main Work, 248 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 60 were Agricultural labourer.