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Maidan Population - Punch, Jammu and Kashmir

Maidan is a large village located in Mendhar Tehsil of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 408 families residing. The Maidan village has population of 2045 of which 1038 are males while 1007 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Maidan village population of children with age 0-6 is 338 which makes up 16.53 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Maidan village is 970 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Maidan as per census is 827, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Maidan village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Maidan village was 71.53 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Maidan Male literacy stands at 81.83 % while female literacy rate was 61.24 %.

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

Maidan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 408 - -
Population 2,045 1,038 1,007
Child (0-6) 338 185 153
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 513 276 237
Literacy 71.53 % 81.83 % 61.24 %
Total Workers 583 320 263
Main Worker 209 - -
Marginal Worker 374 145 229

Caste Factor

Maidan village of Punch has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 25.09 % of total population in Maidan village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Maidan village of Punch.

Work Profile

In Maidan village out of total population, 583 were engaged in work activities. 35.85 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.15 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 583 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.