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Mahal Shahan Population - Samba, Jammu and Kashmir

Mahal Shahan is a medium size village located in Samba Tehsil of Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 175 families residing. The Mahal Shahan village has population of 730 of which 374 are males while 356 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mahal Shahan village population of children with age 0-6 is 73 which makes up 10.00 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mahal Shahan village is 952 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Mahal Shahan as per census is 780, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Mahal Shahan village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Mahal Shahan village was 82.19 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Mahal Shahan Male literacy stands at 90.39 % while female literacy rate was 73.77 %.

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

Mahal Shahan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 175 - -
Population 730 374 356
Child (0-6) 73 41 32
Schedule Caste 228 109 119
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.19 % 90.39 % 73.77 %
Total Workers 176 164 12
Main Worker 94 - -
Marginal Worker 82 79 3

Caste Factor

Mahal Shahan village of Samba has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.23 % of total population in Mahal Shahan village. The village Mahal Shahan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Mahal Shahan village out of total population, 176 were engaged in work activities. 53.41 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.59 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 176 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.