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Begam Population - Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir

Begam is a medium size village located in Kulgam Tehsil of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 193 families residing. The Begam village has population of 1075 of which 553 are males while 522 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Begam village population of children with age 0-6 is 169 which makes up 15.72 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Begam village is 944 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Begam as per census is 857, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Begam village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Begam village was 48.68 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Begam Male literacy stands at 57.79 % while female literacy rate was 39.19 %.

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

Begam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 193 - -
Population 1,075 553 522
Child (0-6) 169 91 78
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 48.68 % 57.79 % 39.19 %
Total Workers 358 261 97
Main Worker 227 - -
Marginal Worker 131 40 91

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Begam village out of total population, 358 were engaged in work activities. 63.41 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.59 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 358 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.