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Marhun Population - Samba, Jammu and Kashmir

Marhun is a medium size village located in Samba Tehsil of Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 88 families residing. The Marhun village has population of 460 of which 243 are males while 217 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Marhun village population of children with age 0-6 is 66 which makes up 14.35 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Marhun village is 893 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Marhun as per census is 833, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Marhun village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Marhun village was 76.90 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Marhun Male literacy stands at 81.64 % while female literacy rate was 71.66 %.

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

Marhun Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 88 - -
Population 460 243 217
Child (0-6) 66 36 30
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 76.90 % 81.64 % 71.66 %
Total Workers 192 158 34
Main Worker 63 - -
Marginal Worker 129 96 33

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Marhun village out of total population, 192 were engaged in work activities. 32.81 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.19 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 192 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.