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Awil Population - Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir

Awil is a medium size village located in Damhal Hanjipora Tehsil of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 342 families residing. The Awil village has population of 1766 of which 935 are males while 831 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Awil village population of children with age 0-6 is 379 which makes up 21.46 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Awil village is 889 which is equal than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Awil as per census is 849, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Awil village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Awil village was 46.43 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Awil Male literacy stands at 53.56 % while female literacy rate was 38.51 %.

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

Awil Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 342 - -
Population 1,766 935 831
Child (0-6) 379 205 174
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 605 322 283
Literacy 46.43 % 53.56 % 38.51 %
Total Workers 524 399 125
Main Worker 113 - -
Marginal Worker 411 299 112

Caste Factor

Awil village of Kulgam has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 34.26 % of total population in Awil village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Awil village of Kulgam.

Work Profile

In Awil village out of total population, 524 were engaged in work activities. 21.56 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 78.44 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 524 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.