Bashohli is a Municipal Committee city in district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Bashohli city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Bashohli Municipal Committee has population of 5,433 of which 2,826 are males while 2,607 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 541 which is 9.96 % of total population of Bashohli (MC). In Bashohli Municipal Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 923 against state average of 889. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Bashohli is around 834 compared to Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862. Literacy rate of Bashohli city is 87.43 % higher than state average of 67.16 %. In Bashohli, Male literacy is around 92.65 % while female literacy rate is 81.83 %.
Bashohli Municipal Committee has total administration over 1,106 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Bashohli 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Bashohli Municipal Committee in 2024 is approximately
7,600.
The schedule census of 2021 for Bashohli city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Bashohli city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Bashohli town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Bashohli Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.87 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.35 % of total population in Bashohli (MC).
Bashohli Work Profile
Out of total population, 1,558 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 1,305 were males while 253 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 1558 working population, 75.48 % were engaged in Main Work while 24.52 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.