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Sawla Population - Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir

Sawla is a medium size village located in Kathua Tehsil of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 114 families residing. The Sawla village has population of 510 of which 264 are males while 246 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sawla village population of children with age 0-6 is 63 which makes up 12.35 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sawla village is 932 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Sawla as per census is 703, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Sawla village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Sawla village was 81.21 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Sawla Male literacy stands at 86.34 % while female literacy rate was 75.91 %.

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

Sawla Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 114 - -
Population 510 264 246
Child (0-6) 63 37 26
Schedule Caste 15 6 9
Schedule Tribe 3 3 0
Literacy 81.21 % 86.34 % 75.91 %
Total Workers 146 130 16
Main Worker 124 - -
Marginal Worker 22 13 9

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.94 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.59 % of total population in Sawla village.

Work Profile

In Sawla village out of total population, 146 were engaged in work activities. 84.93 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.07 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 146 workers engaged in Main Work, 56 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.