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Sher Kot Population - Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir

Sher Kot is a medium size village located in Handwara Tehsil of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 153 families residing. The Sher Kot village has population of 1085 of which 550 are males while 535 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sher Kot village population of children with age 0-6 is 247 which makes up 22.76 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sher Kot village is 973 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Sher Kot as per census is 1076, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Sher Kot village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Sher Kot village was 66.95 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Sher Kot Male literacy stands at 80.28 % while female literacy rate was 52.83 %.

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

Sher Kot Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 153 - -
Population 1,085 550 535
Child (0-6) 247 119 128
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 7 3 4
Literacy 66.95 % 80.28 % 52.83 %
Total Workers 142 125 17
Main Worker 58 - -
Marginal Worker 84 75 9

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 0.65 % of total population in Sher Kot village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Sher Kot village of Kupwara.

Work Profile

In Sher Kot village out of total population, 142 were engaged in work activities. 40.85 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.15 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 142 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.