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Niwah Population - Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir

Niwah is a large village located in Pulwama Tehsil of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 405 families residing. The Niwah village has population of 2810 of which 1399 are males while 1411 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Niwah village population of children with age 0-6 is 529 which makes up 18.83 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Niwah village is 1009 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Niwah as per census is 996, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Niwah village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Niwah village was 57.78 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Niwah Male literacy stands at 68.52 % while female literacy rate was 47.17 %.

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

Niwah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 405 - -
Population 2,810 1,399 1,411
Child (0-6) 529 265 264
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 113 58 55
Literacy 57.78 % 68.52 % 47.17 %
Total Workers 966 660 306
Main Worker 621 - -
Marginal Worker 345 172 173

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 4.02 % of total population in Niwah village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Niwah village of Pulwama.

Work Profile

In Niwah village out of total population, 966 were engaged in work activities. 64.29 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.71 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 966 workers engaged in Main Work, 161 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 45 were Agricultural labourer.