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Giru Population - Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir

Giru is a large village located in Awantipora Tehsil of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 962 families residing. The Giru village has population of 5674 of which 2924 are males while 2750 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Giru village population of children with age 0-6 is 790 which makes up 13.92 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Giru village is 940 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Giru as per census is 841, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Giru village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Giru village was 69.04 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Giru Male literacy stands at 78.44 % while female literacy rate was 59.23 %.

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

Giru Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 962 - -
Population 5,674 2,924 2,750
Child (0-6) 790 429 361
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 64 40 24
Literacy 69.04 % 78.44 % 59.23 %
Total Workers 1,784 1,349 435
Main Worker 1,016 - -
Marginal Worker 768 432 336

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 1.13 % of total population in Giru village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Giru village of Pulwama.

Work Profile

In Giru village out of total population, 1784 were engaged in work activities. 56.95 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.05 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1784 workers engaged in Main Work, 153 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 68 were Agricultural labourer.