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Laham Population - Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir

Laham is a medium size village located in Akhnoor Tehsil of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 180 families residing. The Laham village has population of 859 of which 416 are males while 443 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Laham village population of children with age 0-6 is 122 which makes up 14.20 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Laham village is 1065 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Laham as per census is 821, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Laham village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Laham village was 85.48 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Laham Male literacy stands at 93.12 % while female literacy rate was 78.61 %.

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

Laham Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 180 - -
Population 859 416 443
Child (0-6) 122 67 55
Schedule Caste 199 89 110
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.48 % 93.12 % 78.61 %
Total Workers 158 141 17
Main Worker 118 - -
Marginal Worker 40 39 1

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.17 % of total population in Laham village. The village Laham currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Laham village out of total population, 158 were engaged in work activities. 74.68 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.32 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 158 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.