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Kanthan Population - Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir

Kanthan is a large village located in Gool-Gulabgarh Tehsil of Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 441 families residing. The Kanthan village has population of 2416 of which 1272 are males while 1144 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kanthan village population of children with age 0-6 is 415 which makes up 17.18 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kanthan village is 899 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kanthan as per census is 836, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kanthan village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kanthan village was 58.47 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kanthan Male literacy stands at 69.79 % while female literacy rate was 46.07 %.

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

Kanthan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 441 - -
Population 2,416 1,272 1,144
Child (0-6) 415 226 189
Schedule Caste 581 308 273
Schedule Tribe 193 102 91
Literacy 58.47 % 69.79 % 46.07 %
Total Workers 770 707 63
Main Worker 717 - -
Marginal Worker 53 7 46

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.05 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.99 % of total population in Kanthan village.

Work Profile

In Kanthan village out of total population, 770 were engaged in work activities. 93.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 770 workers engaged in Main Work, 638 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.