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Chanjer Population - Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir

Chanjer is a large village located in Marwah Tehsil of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 487 families residing. The Chanjer village has population of 2174 of which 1108 are males while 1066 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chanjer village population of children with age 0-6 is 400 which makes up 18.40 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chanjer village is 962 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Chanjer as per census is 1010, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Chanjer village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Chanjer village was 56.37 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Chanjer Male literacy stands at 70.85 % while female literacy rate was 41.16 %.

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

Chanjer Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 487 - -
Population 2,174 1,108 1,066
Child (0-6) 400 199 201
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 22 9 13
Literacy 56.37 % 70.85 % 41.16 %
Total Workers 1,005 534 471
Main Worker 487 - -
Marginal Worker 518 136 382

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 1.01 % of total population in Chanjer village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Chanjer village of Kishtwar.

Work Profile

In Chanjer village out of total population, 1005 were engaged in work activities. 48.46 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.54 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1005 workers engaged in Main Work, 275 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38 were Agricultural labourer.