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Kanchlu Population - Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir

Kanchlu is a medium size village located in Kulgam Tehsil of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 284 families residing. The Kanchlu village has population of 1521 of which 796 are males while 725 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kanchlu village population of children with age 0-6 is 249 which makes up 16.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kanchlu village is 911 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kanchlu as per census is 945, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kanchlu village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kanchlu village was 62.89 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kanchlu Male literacy stands at 75.15 % while female literacy rate was 49.34 %.

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

Kanchlu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 284 - -
Population 1,521 796 725
Child (0-6) 249 128 121
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 146 82 64
Literacy 62.89 % 75.15 % 49.34 %
Total Workers 367 351 16
Main Worker 329 - -
Marginal Worker 38 32 6

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 9.60 % of total population in Kanchlu village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kanchlu village of Kulgam.

Work Profile

In Kanchlu village out of total population, 367 were engaged in work activities. 89.65 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.35 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 367 workers engaged in Main Work, 127 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.