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Sarmarg Population - Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir

Sarmarg is a large village located in Handwara Tehsil of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 296 families residing. The Sarmarg village has population of 2003 of which 1054 are males while 949 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sarmarg village population of children with age 0-6 is 481 which makes up 24.01 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sarmarg village is 900 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Sarmarg as per census is 822, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Sarmarg village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Sarmarg village was 63.01 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Sarmarg Male literacy stands at 75.32 % while female literacy rate was 49.73 %.

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

Sarmarg Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 296 - -
Population 2,003 1,054 949
Child (0-6) 481 264 217
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 63.01 % 75.32 % 49.73 %
Total Workers 444 365 79
Main Worker 150 - -
Marginal Worker 294 229 65

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Sarmarg village out of total population, 444 were engaged in work activities. 33.78 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.22 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 444 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.