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Nihama Population - Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir

Nihama is a large village located in Pulwama Tehsil of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 407 families residing. The Nihama village has population of 2438 of which 1224 are males while 1214 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Nihama village population of children with age 0-6 is 406 which makes up 16.65 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Nihama village is 992 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Nihama as per census is 943, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Nihama village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Nihama village was 67.18 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Nihama Male literacy stands at 79.01 % while female literacy rate was 55.36 %.

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

Nihama Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 407 - -
Population 2,438 1,224 1,214
Child (0-6) 406 209 197
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.18 % 79.01 % 55.36 %
Total Workers 549 531 18
Main Worker 415 - -
Marginal Worker 134 133 1

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Nihama village of Pulwama district.

Work Profile

In Nihama village out of total population, 549 were engaged in work activities. 75.59 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.41 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 549 workers engaged in Main Work, 92 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 82 were Agricultural labourer.