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Candwan Population - Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir

Candwan is a medium size village located in Hiranagar Tehsil of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 267 families residing. The Candwan village has population of 1316 of which 663 are males while 653 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Candwan village population of children with age 0-6 is 148 which makes up 11.25 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Candwan village is 985 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Candwan as per census is 741, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Candwan village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Candwan village was 88.10 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Candwan Male literacy stands at 92.91 % while female literacy rate was 83.39 %.

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

Candwan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 267 - -
Population 1,316 663 653
Child (0-6) 148 85 63
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 88.10 % 92.91 % 83.39 %
Total Workers 318 274 44
Main Worker 226 - -
Marginal Worker 92 83 9

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Candwan village of Kathua district.

Work Profile

In Candwan village out of total population, 318 were engaged in work activities. 71.07 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.93 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 318 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.