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Challan Population - Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir

Challan is a medium size village located in Kulgam Tehsil of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 192 families residing. The Challan village has population of 1176 of which 604 are males while 572 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Challan village population of children with age 0-6 is 180 which makes up 15.31 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Challan village is 947 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Challan as per census is 935, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Challan village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Challan village was 59.44 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Challan Male literacy stands at 70.06 % while female literacy rate was 48.25 %.

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

Challan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 192 - -
Population 1,176 604 572
Child (0-6) 180 93 87
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 59.44 % 70.06 % 48.25 %
Total Workers 657 333 324
Main Worker 122 - -
Marginal Worker 535 226 309

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Challan village out of total population, 657 were engaged in work activities. 18.57 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 81.43 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 657 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.