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Nigistan Population - Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir

Nigistan is a medium size village located in Tral Tehsil of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 232 families residing. The Nigistan village has population of 1356 of which 689 are males while 667 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Nigistan village population of children with age 0-6 is 238 which makes up 17.55 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Nigistan village is 968 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Nigistan as per census is 935, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Nigistan village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Nigistan village was 44.19 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Nigistan Male literacy stands at 53.36 % while female literacy rate was 34.78 %.

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

Nigistan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 232 - -
Population 1,356 689 667
Child (0-6) 238 123 115
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 486 260 226
Literacy 44.19 % 53.36 % 34.78 %
Total Workers 518 345 173
Main Worker 173 - -
Marginal Worker 345 181 164

Caste Factor

In Nigistan village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 35.84 % of total population in Nigistan village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Nigistan village of Pulwama.

Work Profile

In Nigistan village out of total population, 518 were engaged in work activities. 33.40 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.60 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 518 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 59 were Agricultural labourer.