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Achan Population - Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir

Achan is a medium size village located in Pulwama Tehsil of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 244 families residing. The Achan village has population of 1487 of which 770 are males while 717 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Achan village population of children with age 0-6 is 257 which makes up 17.28 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Achan village is 931 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Achan as per census is 947, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Achan village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Achan village was 65.37 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Achan Male literacy stands at 76.65 % while female literacy rate was 53.21 %.

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

Achan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 244 - -
Population 1,487 770 717
Child (0-6) 257 132 125
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 65.37 % 76.65 % 53.21 %
Total Workers 421 320 101
Main Worker 178 - -
Marginal Worker 243 155 88

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Achan village out of total population, 421 were engaged in work activities. 42.28 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.72 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 421 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23 were Agricultural labourer.