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Need Population - Samba, Jammu and Kashmir

Need is a medium size village located in Samba Tehsil of Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 59 families residing. The Need village has population of 270 of which 149 are males while 121 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Need village population of children with age 0-6 is 32 which makes up 11.85 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Need village is 812 which is lower than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Need as per census is 684, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Need village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Need village was 64.71 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Need Male literacy stands at 73.08 % while female literacy rate was 54.63 %.

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

Need Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 59 - -
Population 270 149 121
Child (0-6) 32 19 13
Schedule Caste 201 109 92
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 64.71 % 73.08 % 54.63 %
Total Workers 111 81 30
Main Worker 61 - -
Marginal Worker 50 20 30

Caste Factor

In Need village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 74.44 % of total population in Need village. The village Need currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Need village out of total population, 111 were engaged in work activities. 54.95 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.05 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 111 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.