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Gaghot Population - Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir

Gaghot is a large village located in Ramnagar Tehsil of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 691 families residing. The Gaghot village has population of 3682 of which 1907 are males while 1775 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gaghot village population of children with age 0-6 is 619 which makes up 16.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gaghot village is 931 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Gaghot as per census is 965, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Gaghot village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Gaghot village was 65.88 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Gaghot Male literacy stands at 74.87 % while female literacy rate was 56.15 %.

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

Gaghot Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 691 - -
Population 3,682 1,907 1,775
Child (0-6) 619 315 304
Schedule Caste 1,107 562 545
Schedule Tribe 121 56 65
Literacy 65.88 % 74.87 % 56.15 %
Total Workers 1,857 1,037 820
Main Worker 562 - -
Marginal Worker 1,295 548 747

Caste Factor

Gaghot village of Udhampur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.07 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.29 % of total population in Gaghot village.

Work Profile

In Gaghot village out of total population, 1857 were engaged in work activities. 30.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.74 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1857 workers engaged in Main Work, 125 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.