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Malwan Population - Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir

Malwan is a small village located in Hiranagar Tehsil of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 42 families residing. The Malwan village has population of 180 of which 90 are males while 90 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Malwan village population of children with age 0-6 is 21 which makes up 11.67 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Malwan village is 1000 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Malwan as per census is 500, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Malwan village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Malwan village was 83.65 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Malwan Male literacy stands at 85.53 % while female literacy rate was 81.93 %.

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

Malwan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 42 - -
Population 180 90 90
Child (0-6) 21 14 7
Schedule Caste 53 27 26
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.65 % 85.53 % 81.93 %
Total Workers 49 42 7
Main Worker 47 - -
Marginal Worker 2 2 0

Caste Factor

Malwan village of Kathua has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.44 % of total population in Malwan village. The village Malwan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Malwan village out of total population, 49 were engaged in work activities. 95.92 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.08 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.