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Kangan Population - Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir

Kangan is a large village located in Kangan Tehsil of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 774 families residing. The Kangan village has population of 5985 of which 3672 are males while 2313 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kangan village population of children with age 0-6 is 696 which makes up 11.63 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kangan village is 630 which is lower than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kangan as per census is 917, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kangan village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kangan village was 79.71 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kangan Male literacy stands at 89.21 % while female literacy rate was 63.84 %.

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

Kangan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 774 - -
Population 5,985 3,672 2,313
Child (0-6) 696 363 333
Schedule Caste 37 25 12
Schedule Tribe 896 547 349
Literacy 79.71 % 89.21 % 63.84 %
Total Workers 2,415 2,262 153
Main Worker 1,967 - -
Marginal Worker 448 389 59

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 14.97 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.62 % of total population in Kangan village.

Work Profile

In Kangan village out of total population, 2415 were engaged in work activities. 81.45 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.55 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2415 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.