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Kanir Population - Samba, Jammu and Kashmir

Kanir is a small village located in Samba Tehsil of Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 31 families residing. The Kanir village has population of 177 of which 94 are males while 83 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kanir village population of children with age 0-6 is 26 which makes up 14.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kanir village is 883 which is lower than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kanir as per census is 368, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kanir village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kanir village was 59.60 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kanir Male literacy stands at 69.33 % while female literacy rate was 50.00 %.

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

Kanir Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 31 - -
Population 177 94 83
Child (0-6) 26 19 7
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 46 21 25
Literacy 59.60 % 69.33 % 50.00 %
Total Workers 45 43 2
Main Worker 44 - -
Marginal Worker 1 1 0

Caste Factor

Kanir village of Samba has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 25.99 % of total population in Kanir village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kanir village of Samba.

Work Profile

In Kanir village out of total population, 45 were engaged in work activities. 97.78 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.22 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 45 workers engaged in Main Work, 20 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.