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Kuchal Population - Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir

Kuchal is a large village located in Chhatroo Tehsil of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 977 families residing. The Kuchal village has population of 4688 of which 2399 are males while 2289 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kuchal village population of children with age 0-6 is 1051 which makes up 22.42 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kuchal village is 954 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kuchal as per census is 911, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kuchal village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kuchal village was 33.65 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kuchal Male literacy stands at 46.73 % while female literacy rate was 20.13 %.

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

Kuchal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 977 - -
Population 4,688 2,399 2,289
Child (0-6) 1,051 550 501
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 556 287 269
Literacy 33.65 % 46.73 % 20.13 %
Total Workers 1,286 1,066 220
Main Worker 857 - -
Marginal Worker 429 300 129

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 11.86 % of total population in Kuchal village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kuchal village of Kishtwar.

Work Profile

In Kuchal village out of total population, 1286 were engaged in work activities. 66.64 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.36 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1286 workers engaged in Main Work, 663 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 80 were Agricultural labourer.