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Dahou Chak Population - Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir

Dahou Chak is a medium size village located in Akhnoor Tehsil of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 270 families residing. The Dahou Chak village has population of 1219 of which 614 are males while 605 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dahou Chak village population of children with age 0-6 is 167 which makes up 13.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dahou Chak village is 985 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Dahou Chak as per census is 687, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Dahou Chak village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Dahou Chak village was 81.46 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Dahou Chak Male literacy stands at 91.07 % while female literacy rate was 72.25 %.

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

Dahou Chak Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 270 - -
Population 1,219 614 605
Child (0-6) 167 99 68
Schedule Caste 420 216 204
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 81.46 % 91.07 % 72.25 %
Total Workers 440 275 165
Main Worker 378 - -
Marginal Worker 62 58 4

Caste Factor

Dahou Chak village of Jammu has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.45 % of total population in Dahou Chak village. The village Dahou Chak currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dahou Chak village out of total population, 440 were engaged in work activities. 85.91 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.09 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 440 workers engaged in Main Work, 13 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 99 were Agricultural labourer.