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Farona Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Farona is a medium size village located in Sanku Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 122 families residing. The Farona village has population of 893 of which 471 are males while 422 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Farona village population of children with age 0-6 is 127 which makes up 14.22 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Farona village is 896 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Farona as per census is 896, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Farona village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Farona village was 62.01 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Farona Male literacy stands at 78.47 % while female literacy rate was 43.65 %.

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

Farona Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 122 - -
Population 893 471 422
Child (0-6) 127 67 60
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 888 468 420
Literacy 62.01 % 78.47 % 43.65 %
Total Workers 222 200 22
Main Worker 79 - -
Marginal Worker 143 131 12

Caste Factor

In Farona village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.44 % of total population in Farona village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Farona village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Farona village out of total population, 222 were engaged in work activities. 35.59 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.41 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 222 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.