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Gadwal Population - Samba, Jammu and Kashmir

Gadwal is a large village located in Samba Tehsil of Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 658 families residing. The Gadwal village has population of 2847 of which 1434 are males while 1413 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gadwal village population of children with age 0-6 is 303 which makes up 10.64 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gadwal village is 985 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Gadwal as per census is 741, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Gadwal village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Gadwal village was 82.11 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Gadwal Male literacy stands at 88.17 % while female literacy rate was 76.17 %.

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

Gadwal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 658 - -
Population 2,847 1,434 1,413
Child (0-6) 303 174 129
Schedule Caste 570 281 289
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.11 % 88.17 % 76.17 %
Total Workers 931 679 252
Main Worker 714 - -
Marginal Worker 217 106 111

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.02 % of total population in Gadwal village. The village Gadwal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gadwal village out of total population, 931 were engaged in work activities. 76.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 931 workers engaged in Main Work, 274 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 104 were Agricultural labourer.