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Margi Population - Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir

Margi is a medium size village located in Marwah Tehsil of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 220 families residing. The Margi village has population of 1207 of which 651 are males while 556 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Margi village population of children with age 0-6 is 289 which makes up 23.94 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Margi village is 854 which is lower than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Margi as per census is 914, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Margi village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Margi village was 37.69 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Margi Male literacy stands at 44.20 % while female literacy rate was 29.90 %.

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

Margi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 220 - -
Population 1,207 651 556
Child (0-6) 289 151 138
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 37.69 % 44.20 % 29.90 %
Total Workers 232 212 20
Main Worker 193 - -
Marginal Worker 39 30 9

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Margi village out of total population, 232 were engaged in work activities. 83.19 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.81 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 232 workers engaged in Main Work, 186 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.