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Kaunta Population - Samba, Jammu and Kashmir

Kaunta is a small village located in Samba Tehsil of Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 20 families residing. The Kaunta village has population of 110 of which 61 are males while 49 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kaunta village population of children with age 0-6 is 19 which makes up 17.27 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kaunta village is 803 which is lower than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kaunta as per census is 900, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kaunta village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kaunta village was 45.05 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kaunta Male literacy stands at 54.90 % while female literacy rate was 32.50 %.

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

Kaunta Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 20 - -
Population 110 61 49
Child (0-6) 19 10 9
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 58 32 26
Literacy 45.05 % 54.90 % 32.50 %
Total Workers 30 26 4
Main Worker 7 - -
Marginal Worker 23 22 1

Caste Factor

In Kaunta village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 52.73 % of total population in Kaunta village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kaunta village of Samba.

Work Profile

In Kaunta village out of total population, 30 were engaged in work activities. 23.33 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 76.67 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 30 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.